Trae Young’s injury status for the Hawks-Bucks NBA Cup game
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Trae Young’s injury status for the Hawks-Bucks NBA Cup game

Posted on by Amelia Pressman

On Saturday the Atlanta Hawks will meet the Milwaukee Bucks (NBA Cup) in Las Vegas.

Trae Young is on the injury report for the game, but he is listed as probable and therefore should be available.

The three-time NBA All-Star is averaging 21.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, 12.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 38.4% from the field and 30.8% from beyond the arc in 25 games Three-point range shoots.

About Underdog NBA: “Trae Young (Achilles) probably for Saturday.”

The Hawks are coming off a 108-100 victory over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan.

Young finished the win with 22 points, five rebounds, 11 assists and one steal while shooting 8/22 from the field and 2/8 from three-point range in 36 minutes.

After a poor start to the 2024-25 NBA season, the Hawks were recently one of the best teams in the league.

With a record of 14-12 in 26 games, they enter the game as the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference.

The Hawks have won seven of their last ten games.

Young was the fifth overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft after one season at Oklahoma.

He led the Hawks to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2021.

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December 13, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) shoots the basketball during practice before the Emirates NBA Cup semifinal match at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images / Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

As for the Bucks, they are coming off a 114-109 win over the Orlando Magic (at home).

They have posted a 13-11 record in their first 24 games, making them the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference.

The Bucks are also 8-2 in their last ten games.

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