Johnson, 23, suffered the shoulder injury during a loss to the Raptors last Thursday. Selected No. 20 overall in the 2021 NBA Draft, the fourth-year wing was playing himself into the NBA All-Star conversation before the injury, averaging 18.9 points, 10 rebounds and five assists per game across 36 contests.

The Atlanta Hawks may be trying to make some moves before the trade deadline, and they apparently already tried to make something happen with the Chicago Bulls and Nikola Vucevic, according to Matt Moore.

The Bulls haven't made a trade deadline deal since 2021 when they sent Wendell Carter Jr. and two first-round picks in exchange for Nikola Vucevic. Chief executive Arturas Karnisovas can't afford to continue that inactivity for a third time.

The Spurs could potentially end up with two NBA Draft lottery picks thanks to the Hawks amid Jalen Johnson's injury, and draft Cooper Flagg.

Johnson, star point guard Trae Young, defensive-minded swingman (and NBA steals leader) Dyson Daniels and rookie wing Zaccharie Risacher are Atlanta’s core players. For the rest of this season, however, the Hawks must soldier on without one of those four names.

The Atlanta Hawks were without four of their key players against the Chicago Bulls, and they were still able to go on the road and win 110-94. Trae Young, Jalen Johnson, De'Andre Hunter, and Zaccharie Risacher were ruled out hours before the game ...

Atlanta forward Jalen Johnson plans to have shoulder surgery and miss the remainder of the season, a major blow to the struggling Hawks ’ efforts to remain in the Eastern Conference playoff race. The Hawks announced Wednesday that Johnson suffered a torn labrum in his left shoulder and will have surgery next week.

Donovan Mitchell scored 34 points to lead the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers to a 126-106 NBA victory over Miami on Wednesday, maintaining their Eastern Conference lead over reigning champions Boston.

Steward, who also played his prep ball at Whitney Young High School in Chicago, landed his invite courtesy of the G League selection panel. Between his stints in the Windy City and Memphis, he's averaging 19.4 points, 4.5 boards, and 6.3 dimes while shooting 38.6 percent from downtown.

For a team that has struggled internally on defense for the better part of most of the year, the Knicks' strong performance shows that the team is improving when it matters most. The victory is New York's fifth straight and sixth victory in their last seven tries.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Keon Johnson led a balanced Brooklyn attack with 18 points, and the Nets snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 104-83 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night. Jalen Wilson added 15 points and Tosan Evbuomwan had 14 for the Nets, who never trailed.

Next Thursday is the NBA trade deadline and there are going to be plenty of rumors between now and them. The Atlanta Hawks are going to be one of the most inter