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UPDATE: Clint Capela's Injury Status For Hawks-Cavs Game

Clint Capela is on the injury report for Saturday's game.

Ben Stinar

UPDATE: Clint Capela's Injury Status For Hawks-Cavs Game
UPDATE: Clint Capela's Injury Status For Hawks-Cavs Game /

UPDATE: Clint Capela has been ruled out.  

On Saturday evening, the Atlanta Hawks will be in Ohio to face off against the Cleveland Cavaliers.  

For the game, the Hawks could be without one of their best players, as starting center Clint Capela is on the injury report (Bogdan Bogdanovic was also added to the injury report).  

Via The Hawks: "An @emoryhealthcare injury report for tonight’s game at Cleveland: 

Clint Capela (left knee soreness): Questionable

De’Andre Hunter (right knee soreness): Questionable. 

Kobe Bufkin (left thumb fracture): Out

AJ Griffin (personal reasons): Out 

Mouhamed Gueye (right low back stress fracture): Out 

Jalen Johnson (left distal radius fracture): Out"

Capela has played in all 24 games so far this season and is averaging 11.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.7 blocks per contest while shooting 57.8% from the field. 

The Hawks are 10-14 in their first 24 games, which has them as the tenth seed in the Eastern Conference. 

They are 3-7 over their last ten games and most recently defeated the Toronto Raptors by a score of 125-104. 

In 35 minutes of playing time, Capela had 18 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks while shooting 9/12 from the field. 

Following the Cavs, the Hawks will return home to host the Detroit Pistons on Monday.

As for the Cavs, they are the ninth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 13-12 record in their first 25 games. 

They are 5-5 over their last ten games and in the middle of a three-game losing streak. 

Following the Hawks, the Cavs will play their next game on Monday when they host the Houston Rockets. 

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Ben Stinar is the NBA reporter for Fastbreak on FanNation.

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