ATLANTA (AP) 鈥� The Atlanta Hawks will be without All-Star forward Jalen Johnson and guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker in the second of a two-game home series against the Washington Wizards on Thursday night.
Johnson exited Tuesday night’s against the Wizards in the first quarter with a left . He was ruled out after being evaluated by the training staff and finished the game with five points, three rebounds and two steals in six minutes.
Alexander-Walker will also be sidelined with a sprained left foot after previously being considered day-to-day. He scored 16 points and had five assists and three rebounds on Tuesday night.
Jonathan Kuminga and Zaccharie Risacher will join Dyson Daniels, and CJ McCollum in the lineup instead.
Kuminga comes off a dominant outing in his Atlanta debut, scoring a team-high 27 points and adding seven rebounds, four assists and two steals. The Golden State Warriors sent Kuminga and Buddy Hield to the Hawks in exchange for center at the trade deadline.
Risacher has taken on a different role for the Hawks over the past three games after being replaced by McCollum in the . McCollum is another of the Hawks’ seven newcomers. He was acquired with Corey Kispert in the early January deal that sent to the Wizards.
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