Porzingis (illness) will miss his second straight game for the Hawks on Friday against the Pistons.
Entering their Friday showdown against the Eastern Conference's best, the Atlanta Hawks are about to miss an important presence in the frontcourt.
Kristaps Porzingis
Kristaps Porzingis
Kristaps Porzingis
MIN: 25.91
PTS: 19.15 (60.17%)
REB: 5.62
As: 3.08
ST: 0.46
BL: 1.62
TO: 0.92
GM: 13
The team announced Thursday that Kristaps Porzingis won't play in their road matchup against the Detroit Pistons, as the big man has been dealing with illness. He joins several other inactive Hawks players, headlined by star point guard Trae Young (knee).
This marks the second consecutive game that Porzingis will not play for the Hawks, in which he was rested on their 131-116 win against the Washington Wizards this past weekend.
Acquired from the Boston Celtics this past offseason, Porzingis is averaging 19.2 points, 5.6 boards, 3.1 assists and 1.6 blocks this season in 25.9 minutes across 13 games.
With Porzingis out, the Hawks will continue to lean on inside production of Onyeka Okongwu, who dropped a solid 21-point performance in their recent win against the Wizards.
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