UPDATE: Trae Young's Injury Status For Heat-Hawks Game

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

Dec 23, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) dribbles against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first quarter at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images / Brett Davis-Imagn Images

UPDATE: Trae Young is available.

An @emoryhealthcare injury report for today’s game vs. Miami:

Trae Young (right heel contusion): Available

Dyson Daniels (illness): Out
Bogdan Bogdanovic (left lower leg contusion): Out
Kobe Bufkin (right shoulder injury management): Out
Onyeka Okongwu (left knee inflammation):… pic.twitter.com/niwKpK0LwE

— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) December 28, 2024

On Saturday afternoon, the Atlanta Hawks will host the Miami Heat at State Farm Arena in Georgia.

For the game, they could be without their best player, as Trae Young is on the injury report.

The All-Star point guard is averaging 22.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, 12.1 assists and 1.3 steals per contest while shooting 39.8% from the field and 32.9% from the three-point range in 29 games.

Via Underdog NBA: "Trae Young (heel) questionable for Saturday."

Trae Young (heel) questionable for Saturday.

— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) December 27, 2024

The Hawks come into the day with a 16-15 record in 31 games, which has them as the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference.

They have gone 6-4 over their last ten (and are also in the middle of a two-game winning streak).

Most recently, the Hawks beat the Chicago Bulls (at home) by a score of 141-133.

Via NBA TV: "The Hawks dropped 50 FOURTH-QUARTER POINTS in an epic comeback win against the Bulls 🔥"

The Hawks dropped 50 FOURTH-QUARTER POINTS in an epic comeback win against the Bulls 🔥 pic.twitter.com/UY5DSrMJKf

— NBA TV (@NBATV) December 27, 2024

Following the Heat, the Hawks will begin a road trip that starts on Sunday night when they visit the Toronto Raptors in Canada.

Young is in his seventh season playing for the Hawks.

He has made the NBA All-Star Game in three of the previous six years.

Dec 26, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) shoots against the Chicago Bulls in the first quarter at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images / Brett Davis-Imagn Images

As for the Heat, they are one spot ahead of the Hawks as the sixth seed with a 15-13 record in 28 games.

They have gone 6-4 over their last ten (and are also in the middle of a two-game winning streak).

Following the Hawks, the Heat will visit the Houston Rockets on Sunday.