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After Trae Young’s departure, Hawks can’t hang with Heat

1. In the second quarter, Trae Young came down awkwardly on his right ankle and was helped off the court. Young was diagnosed with a right ankle sprain and did not return to the game. After the game, Young had his ankle wrapped and was on crutches — at this time, it’s unclear how serious the injury is or how much playing time Young will miss, however, a source confirmed to the AJC that X-rays were negative on Young’s right ankle, which is a good sign (first reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski). Young said postgame he was able to put weight on his ankle as he got closer to the locker room, but added “it’s definitely something that they want me to stay off it as much as possible right now, so not putting too much on it.