Sad news: Atlanta Hawks Point Guard Trae Young angrily terminate contract with Hawks and further explain his decision

Atlanta Hawks Point Guard Trae Young angrily terminate contract with Hawks and further explain his decision

Jalen Johnson, a small forward for the Atlanta Hawks, hurt his ankle on Monday. It looks like he may miss some time due to injury, which is terrible for his failing club. According to a press release sent out by the Hawks on Thursday via its X/Twitter account, Johnson appears to have re-sprained his right ankle during Atlanta’s 136-105 rout of the Los Angeles Lakers. Earlier this month, the ailment had previously lost him three games.

The tweet further states that Hawks shooting guard Kobe Bufkin seems to be recovering from a left toe sprain he sustained earlier in the month. In the following seven to ten days, the team plans to reevaluate his development. With a right high ankle sprain, small forward A.J. Griffin is out and subject to the same reevaluation timeframe. For a team that is just about hanging on to the No. 10 seed in the Eastern Conference, Johnson’s absence is the most concerning. This might be the play where the third-year forward’s career took a turn for the worse:

As you can see, the injury occurred when the Hawks were behind by 30 points halfway through the fourth quarter. It was an odd move by Atlanta head coach Quin Snyder to play maybe his best two-way player when the game was completely out of control. In his place, the team is now starting reserve De’Andre Hunter.