
The Atlanta Hawks are at home on Saturday night as they host the Sacramento Kings in an interconference matchup.
Atlanta enters Saturday’s game with a 41-33 record after losing on the road to the Boston Celtics on Friday night.
In Friday’s loss to the Celtics, Jalen Johnson led the way for the Hawks as he recorded 29 points, six rebounds and six assists while Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 20 points, four rebounds and five assists of his own.
Now Atlanta will try to bounce back at home on Saturday as they face off against a struggling Kings team.
On the other side, Sacramento enters Saturday’s contest with a 19-55 record after losing on the road to the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night.
DeMar DeRozan led the way for the Kings in Thursday’s loss as he ended the game with 33 points, six rebounds and 11 assists while Daeqwon Plowden recorded 23 points and three rebounds off the bench.
While both teams are looking to pick up a victory in Saturday night’s matchup, both squads may be without multiple key players due to injuries.
For the Kings, they have eight players listed on their injury report, including both Russell Westbrook and Nique Clifford.
Sacramento has ruled out Westbrook due to a right toe injury and there is no timetable for his return.
The Kings have also ruled out Keegan Murray as he continues to recover from an ankle sprain while Domantas Sabonis, Zach LaVine, De’Andre Hunter and Drew Eubanks are all set to miss the remainder of the season.
Clifford has been listed as questionable due to left midfoot sprain and he is in danger of missing his third consecutive contest while Killian Hayes is questionable with left finger soreness.
On the other side, the Hawks have four players listed on their injury report, including both Jonathan Kuminga and Dyson Daniels.
Atlanta has ruled out Kuminga due to left knee injury management as they will elect to sit him on the second night of their back-to-back.
Hawks injury report for tonight against Sacramento:
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Dyson Daniels (left great toe sprain) is questionable.
Jock Landale (right shoulder impingement) is questionable.
Jonathan Kuminga (left knee injury management) is out.
Onyeka Okongwu (left index finger sprain) is out.
With Kuminga sidelined, Mouhamed Gueye, Zaccharie Risacher and Corey Kispert could all be in line for increased roles.
The Hawks have also ruled out Onyeka Okongwu due to a left index finger sprain as he will miss his first game since Feb. 5.
Daniels has been listed as questionable due to a left great toe sprain and he is in danger of missing his first game since March 12 while Jock Landale is questionable with a right shoulder impingement.
Fans can catch Saturday night’s matchup between the Kings and Hawks from Atlanta at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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