UPDATE: Trae Young is available.
On Saturday afternoon, the Atlanta Hawks will host the Miami Heat at State Farm Arena in Georgia.
For the game, they could be without their best player, as Trae Young is on the injury report.
The All-Star point guard is averaging 22.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, 12.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 39.8 percent from the field and 32.9 percent from three points in 29 games.
Via l’outsider NBA: “Trae Young (heel) questionable for Saturday.”
The Hawks enter the day with a 16-15 record in 31 games, which places them seventh in the Eastern Conference.
They are 6-4 in their last ten games (and are also in the middle of a two-game winning streak).
Most recently, the Hawks defeated the Chicago Bulls (at home) by a score of 141-133.
Via NBA TV: “The Hawks lost 50 POINTS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER in an epic win against the Bulls????”
After the Heat, the Hawks will begin a road trip that begins Sunday night when they visit the Toronto Raptors in Canada.
Young is in his seventh season with the Hawks.
He played in the NBA All-Star Game in three of the previous six years.
As for the Heat, they are one spot ahead of the Hawks as the sixth seed with a 15-13 record in 28 games.
They are 6-4 in their last ten games (and are also in the middle of a two-game winning streak).
After the Hawks, the Heat will visit the Houston Rockets on Sunday.
