Coach and player quotes on roles, minutes, health and gameplans. Every quote checked against the transcript or post.
Dort and Johnson sit tonight while McCollum looks to be back in the rotation.
โLu Dort (right knee contusion), Keshon Gilbert (left patella tendinitis), Jalen Johnson (rest) are out. CJ McCollum looks to be back in the rotation.โ
Keshon Gilbert inserted into the starting lineup for the 2nd half.
โNon-Kingston starters are out to begin the 2nd half. Keshon Gilbert is starting the 2nd half for the Hawks.โ
Wiggins is out for the rest of the game with a cut inner lip.
โAaron Wiggins (cut to his inner lip) is out for the rest of the game.โ
Dort with a right knee contusion and McCollum with a nose contusion are both out tonight.
โLu Dort (right knee contusion) and CJ McCollum (nose contusion) will not play tonight.โ
Gueye will not play tonight because of foot surgery.
โPSA: There are no injury reports for preseason games, so the only thing I'm confident of for the Hawks tonight is that Mo Gueye (foot surgery) will not play. Might learn more on player availability when Quin Snyder speaks pregame. But, with Quin, that isn't exactly a given!โ
