Joe Johnson Injury: Hawks Guard To Sit Out All-Star Game Due To Knee Injury
The Atlanta Hawks have announced that Joe Johnson will sit out this weekend's All-Star festivities due to a knee injury.
| Final - 2.20.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Hawks | 17 | 20 | 27 | 15 | 79 |
| Chicago Bulls | 35 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 90 |
The Atlanta Hawks have announced that Joe Johnson will sit out this weekend's All-Star festivities due to a knee injury.
Peachtree Hoops writer Jason Walker was a guest on the Bill Shanks show where he discussed the recent struggles of the Atlanta Hawks.
Atlanta Hawks small forward Marvin Williams denied a report that he was unhappy with the team and was looking to be traded.
Tracy McGrady sat down with head coach Larry Drew and general manager Rick Sund to discuss his outburst about the former all-star's outburst about a lack of playing time. Both sides emerged from the meeting saying that they were moving on from the incident.
Atlanta Hawks All-Star Joe Johnson left midway through the third quarter of Monday's loss to the Chicago Bulls and is doubtful for Wednesday's game in New York. Johnson is suffering from tendinitis in his left knee.
Bulls win an ugly matinee game over the Hawks.
Atlanta's Jeff Teague has been a game changer for the Atlanta Hawks this season.
According to a report by WSB's Zach Klein, the Atlanta Hawks are expected to sign Erick Dampier to a second 10-day contract.
Erick Dampier's 10-day stint with the Atlanta Hawks ended after Saturday night's loss in Portland. The Hawks will re-evaluate their options before deciding to bring Dampier back on another contract.
Hawks center Jason Collins will miss another 2-4 weeks after an MRI revealed a torn ligament in his injured elbow.
Atlanta Hawks forward Tracy McGrady expressed his displeasure over his playing time following Saturday's loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 17 | 20 | 27 | 15 | 79 |
| Chicago | 35 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 90 |
| Atlanta | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Johnson | 26 | 5-11 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 12 |
| Josh Smith | 45 | 7-21 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 12-4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5-0 | 17 |
| Zaza Pachulia | 35 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 7-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-0 | 8 |
| Willie Green | 18 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 6 |
| Jeff Teague | 21 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 6 |
| Kirk Hinrich | 29 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 4-1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 5 |
| Jannero Pargo | 26 | 7-12 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 19 |
| Vladimir Radmanovic | 11 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Tracy McGrady | 21 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 5-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 | 6 |
| Ivan Johnson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Erick Dampier | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Jason Collins | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Marvin Williams | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Al Horford | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 30-74 | 9-25 | 10-21 | 41-8 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 17-1 | 79 | |
| .405 | .360 | .476 | Team Reb: 10 | Total TO: 0 (12 pts) | |||||||
| Chicago | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luol Deng | 43 | 4-15 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 9-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2-0 | 10 |
| Carlos Boozer | 30 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-0 | 16 |
| Joakim Noah | 41 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 16-5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-0 | 5 |
| Ronnie Brewer | 26 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 6-3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-0 | 13 |
| Derrick Rose | 34 | 8-18 | 2-4 | 5-9 | 5-1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 23 |
| Taj Gibson | 23 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-0 | 6 |
| Mike James | 12 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 7 |
| Kyle Korver | 12 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 0 |
| Omer Asik | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| John Lucas III | 13 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 10 |
| Richard Hamilton | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Brian Scalabrine | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| C.J. Watson | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Jimmy Butler | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 34-88 | 8-20 | 14-19 | 51-15 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 16-0 | 90 | |
| .386 | .400 | .737 | Team Reb: 12 | Total TO: 1 (11 pts) | |||||||