UPDATE: Trae Young's Injury Status For Hawks-Bucks NBA Cup Game

Trae Young is on the injury report for Saturday's game.

December 13, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) addresses the media in a press conference during practice prior to the Emirates NBA Cup semi-finals at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images / Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

UPDATE: Trae Young is available.

An @emoryhealthcare injury report for today’s game at Milwaukee in Las Vegas, NV:

Bogdan Bogdanovic (left quad contusion): Available
De’Andre Hunter (right knee injury management): Available
Jalen Johnson (right ankle sprain): Available
Trae Young (right Achilles tendinitis):… pic.twitter.com/ctkrQ58hOA

— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) December 14, 2024

On Saturday, the Atlanta Hawks will face off against the Milwaukee Bucks in Las Vegas (NBA Cup).

For the game, Trae Young is on the injury report, but he is listed as probable, so he should be available.

The three-time NBA All-Star is averaging 21.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, 12.2 assists and 1.3 steals per contest while shooting 38.4% from the field and 30.8% from the three-point range in 25 games.

Via Underdog NBA: "Trae Young (Achilles) probable for Saturday."

Trae Young (Achilles) probable for Saturday.

— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) December 14, 2024

The Hawks are coming off a 108-100 victory over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan.

Young finished the victory with 22 points, five rebounds, 11 assists and one steal while shooting 8/22 from the field and 2/8 from the three-point range in 36 minutes.

"He's so good man... it's crazy."

Jalen Johnson has nothing but praise for his teammate Trae Young at the Hawks #EmiratesNBACup Semifinals Media Availability.

🏆 ATL/MIL, Saturday, 4:30pm/et, TNT 🏆 pic.twitter.com/T59HgtPCZV

— NBA (@NBA) December 13, 2024

After a poor start to the 2024-25 NBA season, the Hawks have been one of the best teams in the league as of late.

They enter play as the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference with a 14-12 record in 26 games.

The Hawks have won seven of their last ten games.

The most hated man in New York City is Trae Young 🤣 📷: @ATLHawks pic.twitter.com/poOpoKDdLd

— SLAM (@SLAMonline) December 12, 2024

Young was the fifth pick in the 2018 NBA Draft after one season at Oklahoma.

He led the Hawks to the Eastern Conference finals in 2021.

December 13, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) shoots the basketball during practice prior to the Emirates NBA Cup semi-finals at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images / Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

As for the Bucks, they are coming off a 114-109 victory over the Orlando Magic (at home).

They have gone 13-11 in their first 24 games, which has them as the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference.

The Bucks are also 8-2 over their last ten.