Trae Young was injured in the first quarter of Wednesday night's Hawks vs. Nets game, and he was determined out for the remainder of the game.
Young's right leg was hit by his teammate Mouhamed Gueye as fell over under the basket. He held onto his right leg, but attempted to play for a few more seconds before being taken to the sideline. He then went to the locker room, and Atlanta announced the guard has a right knee sprain.
Young will undergo an MRI on Thursday to determine the severity of the sprain, per insider Chris Haynes. The Hawks play next on Friday vs. the Pacers, so we'll see whether Young will be available to play in that contest or if he will miss some time because of his injury.
Here's a look at the play that injured Young.
Trae Young tried to stay in the game but left after a few seconds of game action to the locker room after this collision with Mo Gueye. pic.twitter.com/m23RBXukCO
— Kevin Chouinard (@KLChouinard) October 30, 2025
Trae Young went to the locker room after an apparent leg injury on this play. pic.twitter.com/OtAeoQegFf
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) October 30, 2025
The Hawks, who got off to a 1–3 start to the season, definitely don't want to lose their star player for any amount of time. Young is averaging 20.8 points, 9.5 assists and 2.3 rebounds through the first four games. He notched six points, one rebound and one assist before exiting Wednesday night's game early.
Quin Snyder confirms Young did not injure his ACL
While the Hawks don't have much information after their 117-112 win on Wednesday regarding Young's injury, the team has one piece of good news: the guard did not injure his ACL.
Quin Snyder confirmed this after the game, while also stating that Young will undergo the MRI soon to learn more about the severity of the injury.
"I think the most important thing is that it is not his ACL," Snyder said. "He's going to get an MRI tonight or tomorrow and make a determination from there. So, not sure how long or what respect, but something that he's going to hopefully be back from whenever possible."
Additionally, Snyder mentioned that Young wanted to stay in the game, which is why he continued to compete for a few seconds after being injured. He praised him for this competitive nature.
"He didn't want to come out of the game," Snyder said. "He's such a competitor. He takes a lot of pride in being available. There's been a lot of times in the time that we've been together where he's banged up and he goes out and plays, and you saw that tonight, too. He tried to stay in there."
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