Hawks Release Injury Report For Tonight's Game vs Memphis

Atlanta is on the second half of a back-to-back tonight against the Grizzlies. The Hawks lost on the road to Miami last night and have to have a quick turnaround Memphis comes to town tonight.

On nights when a team has a back-to-back, it is normal for a team to have new additions to the injury report and that is what happened with the Hawks today.

Jalen Johnson, Mouhamed Gueye, and AJ Griffin are the guys who are normally on the Hawks injury report and they remain out for the game against Memphis tonight. De'Andre Hunter, who missed last night's game with right knee soreness, is out for tonight's game as well.

Rookie guard Kobe Bufkin is questionable and that is good news for the Hawks. Bufkin has missed several weeks with a thumb injury, but the rookie guard could suit up tonight for Atlanta.

Bufkin is not the only guard that is questionable for Atlanta. Dejounte Murray (right forearm contusion) is questionable for tonight. If Murray is out, I think Bogdan Bogdanovic would get the start in his place.

Vit Krejci (left thumb surgery recovery) is also questionable.

Update (2:04 p.m.): Onyeka Okongwu has been added to the injury report with right heel soreness and is being listed as questionable.

Keep an out for an updated injury report for the Hawks tonight. With all of these names on it, it will have a big impact on their game tonight vs the Grizzlies.

Per Cleaning the Glass, Atlanta is 4th in points per 100 possessions, 13th in effective field goal percentage, 11th in turnover percentage, 4th in offensive rebounding percentage, and 10th in free throw rate. If they are fully healthy tonight, I expect a bounce-back performance from the offense tonight.

Memphis has the reigning defensive player of the year in Jackson Jr and they are currently 10th in PPG allowed, 5th in field goal percentage, but 29th in three-point percentage. The Hawks are one of the best three-point shooting teams in the NBA and they could take advantage of that weakness on Memphis.

Per Cleaning the Glass, Memphis is 9th in points allowed per 100 possessions and 14th in effective field goal percentage allowed. They are still a solid defense this year, but they might be without Marcus Smart for this game so their defense will have to revolve around Jackson tonight.

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