Even when Trae Young came down awkwardly on his right ankle in the Hawks’ loss to Miami on Tuesday, and stayed down, coach Lloyd Pierce wasn’t panicking as much as you might think.
Young (6-foot-1, 180 pounds), who’s certainly on the smaller side for the NBA, had previously been able to avoid injury, despite how much contact he draws.
“He’s such a durable guy,” Pierce said. “He didn’t have any injuries last year, I don’t think. Nothing that sat him out. … I don’t even know if he had an injury that caused him to come out of a game for a couple plays.