Hawks vs Celtics: Jrue Holiday's Status Revealed

Injuries are going to play a big part tonight when the Hawks face the Celtics and just a little bit before tip-off, Boston ruled point guard Jrue Holiday out of tonight's matchup. Holiday was questionable coming into the game today.

Boston will also be missing Kristaps Porzingis and The Celtics are going to be down two starters tonight against the Hawks.

Jrue Holiday has been ruled out with his right ankle sprain.
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That is going to put more on Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown tonight for Boston. Tatum is playing at an MVP level to start the year and he is fully capable of having a big game. The Celtics defense is going to suffer though without Holiday and Porzingis though and the Hawks have one of the best offenses in the NBA.

Atlanta is struggling with injury issues of their own.

During last night's win over the Washington Wizards, Hawks forward Jalen Johnson injured his left wrist and looked to be in a great deal of pain. He did not come back in the game and after the game last night, Hawks head coach Quin Snyder said "Hopefully, he'll be ok and we'll find out more tonight and tomorrow."

Well, the Hawks got the news today.

Shams Charania of The Athletic reported that Johnson would be out for 4-6 weeks with his left wrist injury.

This is going to be a big loss for Atlanta in the short term, but it is good news that this is not season-ending. If this timeline is correct, Johnson should be back before the All-Star game.

Johnson has been incredible for the Hawks this season. He is averaging 14.1 PPG, 7.3 RPG, and is shooting 42.3% from three-point range. He has run the floor well in transition as a passer and has been exactly what the Hawks have needed at the position. The Hawks defense is much better with Johnson on the floor and that might be the aspect of his game that the Hawks are going to miss the most.

We will see who is in the starting lineup tonight for the Hawks, though I suspect it will be Saddiq Bey in place of Johnson.

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