Accidents will sideline Atlanta Hawks guard Kobe Bufkin for the rest of the NBA season and heart Onyeka Okongwu for at the least per week, the group introduced Wednesday.
Bufkin will endure surgical procedure on his proper shoulder on Jan. 7 whereas Okongwu might be out for per week with irritation in his left knee earlier than being re-evaluated, lacking 4 video games.
Each play key reserve roles for the Hawks, who sit seventh within the Japanese Convention with a 14-13 file.
Bufkin averaged 5.3 factors, 2.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per sport for the Hawks regardless of shoulder instability that led to further docs evaluating him earlier than the choice to have surgical procedure not be taken.
Bufkin, the fifteenth total choose in final 12 months’s NBA draft, is predicted to make a full restoration for the 2025-26 marketing campaign.
Okongwu, the American-born son of Nigerian immigrants, averaged 11.3 factors, 6.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists for Atlanta in 25 appearances.
Okongwu is in his fifth NBA season after being chosen sixth total within the 2020 NBA Draft. He recorded profession highs of 10.2 factors and 1.3 assists per sport final season.
He’ll miss Thursday’s video games at San Antonio and Saturday’s residence video games towards Memphis, Monday towards Minnesota and Dec. 26 towards Chicago.
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