The Atlanta Hawks will have to go without De’Andre Hunter for a long time. The Forward will be operated on on the wrist in the coming days.
The 24-year-old had injured his wrist in the defeat at the Golden State Warriors less than a week ago, but played again on Saturday night in the Denver bankruptcy.
An MRI on Saturday showed that a tendon in the wrist had torn, which would make an operation inevitable. It’s not the first setback for Hunter in his third NBA season. In the previous year, the former No. 4 pick had to undergo knee surgery, and in the playoffs the meniscus tore in the same knee.
This is a major blow for the Hawks, after all, Hunter has been the most reliable winger on the team so far, who is also the best defender. Over the season Hunter put on 10.8 points and 2.7 rebounds with a three-way quota of 39.5 percent.
Meanwhile, the Hawks announced in a statement that Hunter will be out for at least eight weeks. The first game without the winger, the Hawks won anyway, against the Milwaukee Bucks there was a convincing 120: 100 win. With a balance of 5-9, last year’s participant in the Eastern Conference Finals stayed on a disappointing 13th place.
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