US EditionHawks' Trae Young Suffers Sprained Right Knee vs. Nets
Trae Young suffered a right knee sprain after a collision with a teammate and will have an MRI to assess injury severity, ruling him out Wednesday's game.
- Wednesday night, Trae Young, Atlanta Hawks guard, left the Brooklyn Nets game in Brooklyn, N.Y., and was ruled out with a right knee sprain.
- In the first quarter, Mouhamed Gueye fell into Trae Young's right leg under the basket after a push by Nets forward Noah Clowney.
- Before leaving, Young grabbed his leg, was down in pain, jogged to the bench, and after one possession logged six points, one rebound and one assist before exiting to the locker room.
- An MRI is scheduled for Thursday, per insider Chris Haynes, and Atlanta Hawks head coach Quin Snyder confirmed Trae Young did not injure his ACL.
- The Hawks, off to a 1-3 start, face challenges as four-time All-Star Young, who led the NBA with 11.6 assists per game last season, joins injured teammates Jalen Johnson, Zaccharie Risacher and Kristaps Porzingis on the sidelines.
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