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Oct 23, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) dribbles against Brooklyn Nets forward Jalen Wilson (22) during the second half at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

Atlanta Hawks vs Brooklyn Nets: Official Injury Report For Tomorrow's Game

Originally posted on Atlanta Hawks on SI
By Jackson Caudell | Last updated Apr 9, 2025 5:17 PM ET

The Atlanta Hawks have three games left in the regular season and one of them is tomorrow night in Brooklyn against the Nets. While the Nets are not one of the NBA's better teams, they did beat the Hawks in their last meeting and are a well coached team. Atlanta had a disappointing result last night in Orlando and are fighting with the Magic, the Bulls, and Miami for positioning in the Eastern Conference. The game tomorrow night vs the Nets should be considered a must win for the Hawks.

Ahead of the game tomorrow night, the Hawks have released their injury report and it is the same as it normally is.

Trae Young (right Achilles tendinitis) is probable for tomorrow's game while Jalen Johnson, Kobe Bufkin, Clint Capela, and Larry Nance Jr are out.

An @emoryhealthcare injury report for tomorrow’s game at Brooklyn:

Trae Young (right Achilles tendinitis): Probable

Kobe Bufkin (right shoulder surgery): Out
Clint Capela (left fourth metacarpal ligament sprain): Out
Jalen Johnson (left shoulder surgery): Out
Larry Nance Jr.… pic.twitter.com/uCMWeItA9v
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) April 9, 2025

In their biggest game of the season to date, the Atlanta Hawks fell short on the road against the Orlando Magic. With the loss, the Hawks now lose the tiebreaker against Orlando if it comes to that in the standings, making it increasingly unlikely they are able to climb into the No. 7 position in the play-in tournament. There are just three games to go now, including another matchup with Orlando on Sunday that may mean nothing in the end.

Orlando is a tough matchup for the Hawks given their injuries in the frontcourt, but when you turn the ball over 18 times, five more than your opponent, it is going to be tough to win. There was plenty of poor officiating in this game that favored Orlando, but the Hawks did not deserve to win based on the way they took care of the ball. This has been a problem for the Hawks all season, and in the biggest game of the year, it showed up in a bad way.

The Hawks' defense has been really poor to end the season, and that was the case last night against one of the NBA's worst offenses. Atlanta allowed Orlando to shoot 50% from the field and 42% from three (14-34). When you allow the Magic to shoot better than you, that is not a good recipe because of how good the Magic's defense is. The Hawks have not been able to contain Paolo Banchero in any of the three matchups this season, and he had 33 points last night, leading all scorers. If these two match up in the play-in tournament, the Hawks' defense has to be better.

Atlanta got big nights from Onyeka Okongwu (30 points and 14 rebounds) and Trae Young (28 points and 10 assists), but it was a pedestrian night for most everyone else. After scoring nine points in the first quarter, Caris LeVert only finished with 13. Terance Mann scored zero points in nearly 30 minutes, Vit Krejci could not find his shot, and Zaccharie Risacher was in foul trouble for the entire game. The Magic got good games from Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Wendell Carter Jr to go along with big games from Banchero and Franz Wagner.