Trae Young is set to make his comeback. Young was reclassified as questionable for the Atlanta Hawks’ game against the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday night. If Young is able to compete, it will be his first game since suffering a right MCL sprain on Oct. 29.
Young was a full participant in Wednesday’s practice, his second practice with the Hawks after a scrimmage with their G League affiliate earlier this week.
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“It’s my knee, something that must have taken a little longer than some of the other injuries…I feel good,” Young said Tuesday. via ESPN. “(My conditioning) is going to get better the more you play. They wouldn’t even allow me to come back or even be close to coming back if my conditioning wasn’t good or close to it.”
Young suffered a sprained right knee during the team’s win over the Brooklyn Nets on October 29, and he has not played since. It was only the team’s fifth game of the year. The Hawks are 13-9 without him in the 22 games he has missed.
Young averaged 24.2 points and a career-high 11.6 assists per game, helping him lead the league last season while earning his fourth All-Star nomination. The 27-year-old is in the fourth year of a five-year, $215 contract with the Hawks this fall. He was eligible for a four-year extension, but a deal was not reached in time before training camp.
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The Hawks will enter Wednesday’s game North Carolina with a record of 15-12. The team has not made the playoffs since the 2023 campaign.
“We’re trying to win,” Young said. “For me, it’s exciting to have these guys, more voices that know what it takes to win at a high level, but also just play a role at a high level…myself included. I have to play my part in helping our team win.”
