Overview
- ESPN reported Young will play Thursday at Charlotte, ending a 22-game absence since spraining his right MCL on Oct. 29.
- Atlanta officially recalled him from the G League, he practiced fully this week, and he was upgraded on the injury report before tipoff.
- The Hawks went 13-9 without him as Jalen Johnson emerged as a primary star and Nickeil Alexander-Walker took on larger ball-handling duties with defensive gains noted.
- The team is expected to manage his workload, with monitoring likely on a back-to-back that continues Friday against the Spurs.
- Charlotte listed LaMelo Ball as questionable to probable for the same game, adding intrigue to Young’s reintegration and the guard matchup.