Injury Report: Atlanta Hawks vs Orlando Magic
There are only two NBA games on the slate tonight, and one will take place in Mexico City.
The Atlanta Hawks and the Orlando Magic will face each other tonight and both teams are looking to rebound from tough losses in their last games. Atlanta had their four-game winning streak snapped against Oklahoma City on Monday in a poor offensive performance for one of the NBA’s best offenses. Orlando lost to the Dallas Mavericks on Monday and they have been one of the surprising teams in the NBA this season. After spending the past few seasons building their roster through the draft and a couple of good trades, the Magic might be ready to push for a spot in the play-in tournament.
In terms of injuries, Atlanta is relatively healthy coming into the game.
Rookie guard Kobe Bufkin remains out with a left thumb fracture and Wesley Matthews remains out with a mild right calf strain, but the rest of the Hawks injury report is good. Matthews has yet to play in a game this season and Bufkin has not seen many minutes. Mouhamed Gueye was added to the injury report yesterday with a lower back strain. While Atlanta has a relatively clean bill of health going into this game, the same can’t be said of the Orlando Magic.
Orlando is going to be banged up heading into this game. Wendell Carter Jr remains out, as does Gary Harris. Point guard Markelle Fultz is questionable going into tomorrow night’s game and he did not play in their last game. Jonathan Isaac is probable for tomorrow night.
If Fultz is out, it will make the Orlando backcourt interesting. Jalen Suggs, Cole Anthony, and rookie Anthony Black will see a lot of time should Fultz be out.