Trae Young’s injury status for Heat-Hawks game

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UPDATE: Trae Young is available.

On Saturday afternoon, the Atlanta Hawks host the Miami Heat at State Farm Arena in Georgia.

For the game, they may be without their best player, as Trae Young is on the injury report.

The All-Star point guard is averaging 22.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, 12.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game. competition while shooting 39.8% from the field and 32.9% from three-point range in 29 games.

Via Underdog NBA: “Trae Young (heel) questionable for Saturday.”

The Hawks enter the day with a 16-15 record in 31 games, which has them as the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference.

They’ve gone 6-4 over their last ten (and are also in the midst of a two-game winning streak).

Most recently, the Hawks beat the Chicago Bulls (at home) with a score of 141-133.

Via NBA TV: “The Hawks drop 50 FOURTH QUARTER POINTS in epic comeback win against Bulls “

After the Heat, the Hawks will begin a road trip starting Sunday night when they visit the Toronto Raptors in Canada.

Young is in his seventh season playing for the Hawks.

He has won the NBA All-Star Game in three of the previous six years.

Trae Young

December 26, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) shoots against the Chicago Bulls in the first quarter at State Farm Arena. Mandatory credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images / Brett Davis-Imagn Images

As for the Heat, they are one spot ahead of the Hawks as the sixth seed with a 15-13 record in 28 games.

They’ve gone 6-4 over their last ten (and are also in the midst of a two-game winning streak).

After the Hawks, the Heat visit the Houston Rockets on Sunday.