{"id":256311,"date":"2025-11-02T08:13:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T08:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/256311\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T08:13:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T08:13:14","slug":"trae-young-suffers-mcl-sprain-in-early-hawks-injury-crusher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/256311\/","title":{"rendered":"Trae Young suffers MCL sprain in early Hawks injury crusher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Hawks will be without their superstar point guard for the near future.<\/p>\n<p>Trae Young suffered a sprain in his right MCL and will be reevaluated in four weeks, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1984764402977902761\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania reported Saturday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Young, who got hurt during the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/29\/sports\/nets-remain-winless-as-inspired-late-rally-falls-short-in-loss-to-hawks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hawks\u2019 117-112 win over the Nets on Wednesday<\/a>, did avoid major structural damage to his knee.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.31619537;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37551333\" width=\"777\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11-atlanta-hawks-grabs-knee-114451284.jpg\" alt=\"Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks grimacing in pain while holding his knee on the court.\" class=\"wp-image-37551333\"  \/>Trae Young grabs his right knee while grimacing during the first half of the Nets\u2019 loss to the Hawks on Oct. 29, 2025 at Barclays Center. Robert Sabo for NY Post<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old suffered the injury during the first quarter when he was standing under the basket when Hawks forward Mouhamed Gueye fell into Young\u2019s leg after being pushed by Nets forward Noah Clowney.<\/p>\n<p>Through five games played this season, Young has averaged 17.8 points and 7.8 assists per game while shooting 37.1 percent from the field.<\/p>\n<p>Young, who led the league with 11.6 assists last season, is in his eighth NBA season with the Hawks.<\/p>\n<p>During his time in Atlanta, Young has emerged as one of the league\u2019s top point guards, averaging 25.2 points and 9.8 assists for his career.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his career, Young has racked up four All-Star selections, and earned All-NBA third team honors during the 2021-22 season.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37551332\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/looks-pass-first-half-nba-114449953.jpg\" alt=\"Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks looks to pass the ball.\" class=\"wp-image-37551332\"  \/>Trae Young scans the court during the first half of the Nets\u2019 loss to the Hawks at Barclays Center. AP<\/p>\n<p>Following two straight seasons which saw Atlanta miss the postseason, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/46701366\/nba-atlanta-hawks-trae-young-silence-haters-2025-2026-new-teammates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Young told ESPN in October<\/a> that this year was the \u201cbiggest season\u201d for him.<\/p>\n<p>Young has a $49 million player option for next season, but wants to prove to the Hawks that he is worth the $229 million, four-year extension that he is eligible for.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Young, however, insisted that he was \u201cnot worried\u201d about entering the season without a deal already in place. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s going to be great. I\u2019m not worried about it,\u201d Young said to ESPN. \u201cAs much as I wish it was, it\u2019s not all in my hands and I can\u2019t control everything. I just can only control the present. And I know if we win, everybody eats \u2026 I understand what winning can do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf certain things don\u2019t go my way as far as injuries, health and stuff that I can\u2019t control, that may be the man above telling me there\u2019s another plan for me. I\u2019m focused on making sure all my guys, Quin [Snyder] included, get taken care of and succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Hawks will be without their superstar point guard for the near future. 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