Toward the end of the second quarter, Hawks’ forward Paul Millsap rolled his ankle. He tried to play through the injury, but he was eventually forced back to the locker room before halftime. Millsap came back out during warm ups before the third quarter, but decided to not risk further injury and sat out the final two quarters.
The injury was later reported as an ankle sprain by Fox Sports Southeast announcers Dominique Wilkins and Bob Rathbun.
Before the injury, Millsap was playing well. Atlanta just isn’t the same team without him on the floor and needed his ability to score and rebound as they attempted a second half comeback.