The Hawks will not play some of their key rotational veterans in Sunday evening’s game against the Nuggets at State Farm Arena. Forty-five minutes before the game, the Hawks ruled out both Bogdan Bogdanovic and Jalen Johnson. They said that Trae Young and De’Andre Hunter would play.
On Saturday night, they listed Young (right Achilles tendinitis) as probable and Johnson (right shoulder soreness) as questionable. They added Bogdanovic (left quad contusion) and Hunter (right knee injury management) and listed them as questionable roughly five hours ahead of tip-off.
The Hawks face the Nuggets fresh off their overtime win over the Lakers on Friday, where Young played 42 minutes, Johnson logged 35, while Hunter and Bogdanovic gave the Hawks 34 and 29 minutes off the bench, respectively.
Young and Johnson have been highly available, with the two just missing one game apiece.
Hunter and Bogdanovic, of course, have just returned to the team’s lineup in the last nine games and been key sparks to the team’s six-game win streak.
Sunday’s meeting against the Nuggets will be the first of two this season.
The Nuggets come to Atlanta coming off a 122-113 loss to the Wizards on Saturday night, where star center Nikola Jokic scored 56 points. The Nuggets faced the Wizards without Aaron Gordon (Right Calf Strain), Jamal Murray (Right Hamstring Inflammation) and Dario Šarić (Left Ankle Sprain).
Ahead of the game, the Nuggets listed Gordon as probable, while Murray and Šarić remained questionable to play.
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