NBA Playoffs Hawks-Bucks: Player Starting In Place Of Trae Young Announced
Lou Williams will start in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Lou Williams will be starting in place of the injured Trae Young on Thursday evening in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Bucks and Hawks.
The status of Williams can be seen in a Tweet embedded below form FantasyLabs NBA.
The series is tied 2-2 heading into Game 5.
The Milwaukee Bucks are 4.5-point favorites over the Atlanta Hawks for Game 5 in Milwaukee, according to FanDuel.
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