Atlanta Hawks Release Initial Injury Report For Tomorrow's Game vs Chicago

Who is on the injury report for the Hawks in tomorrow's game vs the Bulls?

Nov 25, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Atlanta Hawks center Kristaps Porzingis (8) shoots the ball over Washington Wizards center Alex Sarr (20) in the first half at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images | Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

The Atlanta Hawks may have arrived at their first inflection point this season.

The Hawks have lost three straight and seven of their last nine, falling to 15-15 this season and in 9th place in the Eastern Conference. The Hawks have cratered on defense and are resembling teams of years past, not the contender that they hoped they would be this season.

After giving up 152 points to the Bulls yesterday, the Hawks are going to have a chance to redeem themselves tomorrow night when they host Chicago again. Ahead of tomorrow's game, Atlanta has released its injury report and there are no surprises with the latest release.

Kristaps Porzingis (illness) is going to be out again tomorrow, but Trae Young remains off of the injury report. Young played 26 minutes in yesterday's loss and after the game, he said that was his limit given to him by the training staff. Will he play more tomorrow after playing well yesterday? That will be one of the questions facing the Hawks tomorrow night.

Joining Porzingis on the injury report is Dyson Daniels (right hip inflammation), who is out, and Mouhamed Gueye (right shoulder sprain), who is questionable. Daniels and Gueye are the Hawks top two defensive players, and given that Atlanta just gave up 152 points to this same team on Sunday, it could be a long night tomorrow.

An @emoryhealthcare injury report for tomorrow’s game vs. Chicago:

Mouhamed Gueye (right shoulder sprain): Questionable

Dyson Daniels (right hip inflammation): Out
Kristaps Porzingis (illness): Out pic.twitter.com/qJwbrM9yEM

— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) December 22, 2025

Can they bounce back?

Dec 21, 2025; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) looks to pass against Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic (9) during the first half at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images | Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

Understandably, the recent streak has the Hawks dropping in the latest power rankings from NBA.com's John Schumann. Atlanta fell from No. 14 to No. 16 in the latest rankings, and Schumann pointed to the Hawks' obvious defensive issues as the biggest reasons why:

"OffRtg: 114.8 (12) DefRtg: 115.5 (18) NetRtg: -0.7 (17) Pace: 102.6 (5)

Trae Young is back, but the Hawks have lost three straight games to fall back to .500 for the first time since they were 5-5.

The Hawks were having issues before Young’s return, particularly in two of the last three games. They’re 2-7 this month, with the league’s 27th-ranked December defense. They’re last in opponent effective field goal percentage (59.2%) over these three weeks. Their 152-150 loss to the Bulls on Sunday afternoon (the highest-scoring game in the league over the last two seasons) was the fourth time this month that the Hawks have allowed more than 125 points per 100 possessions.
They had some rough starts last week, going down 24-9 in Charlotte, scoring just six points on their first nine possessions against the Spurs, and trailing 21-10 against the Bulls.

The Hawks won five of their first 10 games that they trailed by double digits, but are 0-9 when trailing by double digits since mid-November. The loss to the Hornets on Wednesday was their fourth where they never held a lead, a total that’s tied (with Brooklyn and New Orleans) for the most this season.

The Hawks remain the only team with a winning record (10-7) on the road and a losing record (5-8) at home. The opponents have been tougher at home, but that 5-8 mark includes losses this month to the Clippers and Bulls. The Hawks have three games left on their five-game homestand, with the first being a rematch of Sunday’s barn burner.

Coming up: The biggest of those three games is a visit from the eighth-place Heat (who the Hawks trail by half a game) on Friday. That’s the start of a stretch of seven straight games against teams with winning records."

Week 10: vs. CHI, vs. MIA, vs. NYK

Crucial Stretch Upcoming

The Hawks better get things figured out on the defensive end if they hope to be the team that they wanted to be at the beginning of the season. The upcoming stretch includes matchups against the Heat, Knicks, and of course the Bulls tomorrow night. Not only that, but they face the Oklahoma City Thunder on the road next Monday.

Atlanta is going to need to get things fixed on defense to have a chance to win any of these games. They have a chance to redeem themselves tomorrow night vs the Bulls, who they just allowed to score 152 points on them on their home floor.