All-Star reserves were announced tonight and Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young was not among the ones who were selected. Young is the league leader
The Atlanta Hawks will be facing the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Trae Young is on the injury report with right hamstring tightness.
Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks and Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young were assessed a double technical foul in the fourth quarter of the Rockets' 100-96 win Tuesday in Atlanta. It came during a critical stretch as Atlanta had gone on a 15-2 run to cut Houston's lead to three points with under a minute remaining.
Trae Young was asked if he was given an explanation for why he was issued a technical foul in the Hawks loss against the Rockets.
Brooks and Trae Young stood face-to-face jawing during the Rockets’ win in Atlanta, then Brooks grabbed the back of Young’s neck and pushed him forward. Each received a technical foul for the incident — but did Brooks deserve more?
The Atlanta Hawks listed Trae Young as questionable coming into tonight's game vs the Rockets and they have just revealed his playing status for tonight. Young
The final moments of the game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Houston Rockets on Tuesday got a bit chippy. Hawks star Trae Young and Rockets forward Dillon Brooks got into an altercation in the fourth quarter. The altercation saw Brooks grab Young's neck after the two got tangled, with the officials separating them after.
Behind Jalen Brunson’s 34 points, New York left the MLK Day matinee at MSG with a 119-110 win that was ugly, physical and filled with complaining to the referees but nonetheless satisfactory after
Young totaled 21 points (7-16 FG, 2-9 3Pt, 5-5 FT), three rebounds and nine assists across 34 minutes during Tuesday's 100-96 loss to Houston.
Young (hamstring) is probable for Thursday's game against the Cavaliers.
Tuesday's game between the Houston Rockets and the Atlanta Hawks got chippy as Dillon Brooks and Trae Young got into a scuffle.
The Knicks withstood a strong start from old enemy Trae Young, overcoming an early deficit to earn a 119-110 victory over his Atlanta Hawks amidst celebrations of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day. With the win, New York took down Atlanta for the first time in three tries this season and ended the Hawks' three-game winning streak.