Deandre Ayton's Final Injury Status For Trail Blazers-Hawks Game

Deandre Ayton is on the injury report for Wednesday's game.

Mar 13, 2024; Portland, Oregon, USA; Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton (2) walks off the / Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports

On Wednesday evening, the Portland Trail Blazers will be in Georgia to face off against the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena.

For the game, they will be without one of their best players, as Deandre Ayton has been ruled out.

The former Arizona star has missed each of the previous three games, so this will be his fourth straight out of the starting lineup.

Via Underdog NBA: "Deandre Ayton (elbow) ruled out Wednesday."

Deandre Ayton (elbow) ruled out Wednesday.

— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) March 27, 2024

Ayton was the first pick in the 2018 NBA Draft and had spent five years with the Phoenix Suns before getting traded to Portland over the offseason.

He is averaging 15.8 points, 11.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 58.0% from the field and 33.3% from the three-point range in 47 games.

The Trail Blazers are the 14th seed in the Western Conference with a 19-53 record in 72 games.

They have gone 2-8 over their last ten games and are also in the middle of a seven-game losing streak.

Following the Hawks, the Trail Blazers will play their next game on Friday evening when they visit Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat in Florida.

INJURY UPDATE:

- Deandre Ayton, Jerami Grant and Matisse Thybulle are OUT https://t.co/w9WGcywSpl

— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) March 27, 2024

As for the Hawks, they are the tenth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 32-39 record in 71 games.

They have gone 5-5 over their last ten games and are also in the middle of a two-game winning streak.

Following Portland, the Hawks will play their next game on Thursday evening when they host the Boston Celtics.