In his second game with the Atlanta Hawks Thursday against the Charlotte Hornets, Damion Lee scored 14 points including three beyond the arc.

Lee played 26 minutes in the Hawks’ 129-117 loss and shot 5-of-8 from the field and 3-of-5 beyond the arc for 14 points.

On Wednesday, the Hawks announced the signing of Lee— a former Louisville graduate transfer— to a 10-day contract after playing 38 games, including 13 starts, with the NBA G League’s Santa Cruz Warriors. In his time with Santa Cruz this season, Lee averaged 15.8 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.5 steals in 29.7 minutes.

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