Overview
- Atlanta said Young has begun rehabilitation and will be checked again in about four weeks after multiple doctor reviews found no additional structural damage.
- The guard was hurt Oct. 29 at Brooklyn when Mouhamed Gueye fell into his planted right leg following contact from Noah Clowney.
- Coach Quin Snyder previously noted the injury was not to Young’s ACL, easing initial concerns of a season-ending setback.
- The Hawks reshuffled ballhandling to Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Dyson Daniels and leaned on Jalen Johnson and Kristaps Porziņģis, opening their NBA Cup with a road win over Indiana without Young.
- If the timetable holds, Young could miss roughly 15 games, putting award eligibility at risk under the NBA’s 65-game requirement.