Hawks star guard Trae Young will miss several weeks after an MRI revealed an MCL sprain in his right knee.

As the Hawks navigate a potential long-term absence from Trae Young, they’ll have to lean on defensive pressure to generate more offensive possessions.

Without Trae Young, the Hawks fell behind the short-handed Pacers early, but eventually rolled to a 128-108 win.

The Atlanta Hawks exercised their third-year option on Zaccharie Risacher after a standout rookie season that included All-Rookie honors and multiple 30-point games.

Hawks' guard Trae Young will miss the first game of the NBA Cup against the Pacers on Friday night and will have an MRI on an injured knee by Thursday.

The Hawks' 3-point shooting was better against the Nets, foul trouble was still a problem and Trae Young sprained his knee and will likely miss several games.

The Hawks didn’t leave the Big Apple without any casualties after guard Trae Young exited the game at the end of the first quarter.

Hawks guard Trae Young is done for the night at Barclays Center.

‘This is technically our second game together as a full team,’ Trae Young says, so it’s not going to be pretty at first.

On Monday, the Hawks got their full rotation back. But the return of Porzingis, Johnson and Risacher showed the team still has more to clean up defensively.