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Brad Rowland: Update: Onyeka Okongwu is available to play tonight
Lauren L. Williams: Hawks injury report for Game 2 tomorrow at New York: Onyeka Okongwu (right knee inflammation) is questionable. Jock Landale (right high ankle sprain) is out.
Kevin Chouinard: Hawks missing lots of players tonight. For tonight’s game at Miami: Mo Gueye (right shoulder inflammation) is questionable. Nickeil Alexander-Walker (right great toe sprain) is out. Dyson Daniels (left great toe sprain) is out. Jalen Johnson (rest) is out. Jonathan Kuminga (left knee injury management) is out. Jock Landale (right high ankle sprain) is out. CJ McCollum (rest) is out. Onyeka Okongwu (left index finger sprain) is out. Gabe Vincent (left knee inflammation) is out.
Ira Winderman: Hawks are listing almost the entire rotation (Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels, Jonathan Kuminga, CJ McCollum, Onyeka Okongwu) as questionable for Sunday at Heat, as if they are considering their seeding options.
Kevin Chouinard: Final: Hawks 112, Celtics 102. Okongwu: 20 pts, 10 reb, 3 stl, 1 blk
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Brad Rowland: Hawks injury report for tonight against Sacramento: Dyson Daniels (left great toe sprain) is questionable. Jock Landale (right shoulder impingement) is questionable. Jonathan Kuminga (left knee injury management) is out. Onyeka Okongwu (left index finger sprain) is out.
The Hawks' in-house belief, frankly, is that Johnson has MVP potential. So they were very much covering their ears in December when Johnson's agent Rich Paul, on his Game Over podcast with Max Kellerman, came out and suggested that the Bucks target Milwaukee native Johnson as the headline return in a deal for The Greek Freak. "That was probably the first time in my career [hearing] the rumors and stuff like that,” Jalen Johnson told The Stein Line. "But I got reassurance from everyone around here that that's not the plan. Obviously it means a lot ... the trust they have in me and the belief they have in me." Atlanta likewise swatted away in-season trade interest from rival teams (Indiana perhaps loudest among them) in Okongwu. "I love being with the Hawks, man," Atlanta's starting center told me. "I appreciate all the guys trusting in me and wanting me here."
Lauren L. Williams: Per league source the Hawks are going to move CJ McCollum to the starting lineup. It means Zaccharie Risacher will come off the bench. Per Cleaning the Glass the Hawks have a +18.7 point differential with lineup of McCollum, Daniels, Alexander-Walker, Johnson and Okongwu.
Sources say Indiana called about 28-year-old Jarrett Allen, who is in the midst of a three-year, $90 million agreement in Cleveland. They also really valued Atlanta’s Onyeka Okongwu, sources say, with the 24-year-old enticing them both because of his ability as well as his annual $15.5 million salary via his four-year pact with the Hawks. Zubac, of course, is in Year 1 of a three-year deal that pays an average annual salary of $19.6 million.
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Kevin Chouinard: For tomorrow’s game vs. Charlotte: Buddy Hield (trade pending) is questionable. Onyeka Okongwu (dental fracture) is questionable. Gabe Vincent (trade pending) is questionable. Jonathan Kuminga (left knee bone bruise/trade pending) is out.
Brad Rowland: Hawks injury report for Saturday at Pacers: Jalen Johnson (left calf tightness) is questionable. Zaccharie Risacher (left knee, bone contusion) is questionable. Onyeka Okongwu (dental fracture) is out. Kristaps Porzingis (left Achilles tendinitis) is out.
Onyeka Okongwu suffered a dental fracture when he was elbowed in the mouth in Atlanta's last game, and will be out at least for the Hawks' matchup with the Houston Rockets on Thursday night. Okongwu was elbowed by Boston guard Jaylen Brown as Brown possessed the ball in the fourth quarter of the Hawks' win on Wednesday night.
After the game, Brown said the contact was unintentional. "Just a basketball play, it's unfortunate," Brown said. "Okongwu's a good player, and I know from my own experience with a fractured face and chipped teeth. ... It wasn't intentional, and I know it's going to be a long day at the dentist for him, so hopefully he has a good recovery."
