ATLANTA — Atlanta Hawks heart Jock Landale will leave out a minimum of the primary two weeks of the NBA playoffs on account of his sprained proper ankle.
Landale averaged 9.1 issues and four.1 rebounds in 23 regular-season video games with Atlanta. He sustained a prime ankle sprain on April 1 at Orlando. The Hawks say he “is progressing in his rehabilitation” and “shall be re-evaluated in roughly two weeks.” An replace is anticipated after his reevaluation.
Atlanta is the No. 6 seed within the Japanese Convention playoffs and opens its first-round sequence on the third-seeded New York Knicks on Saturday.
The Hawks addressed a loss of intensity at heart — Kristaps Porzingis were unavailable a lot of the season earlier than being traded in February to the Golden State Warriors, and N’Faly Dante is out for the 12 months — via obtaining Landale from Utah for money issues in early February. He by no means performed for the Jazz and used to be with them not up to an afternoon after being a part of an eight-player industry involving Memphis.
Landale, 30, averaged 11.3 issues and six.5 rebounds in 45 video games for Memphis.
The Australian is in his 5th NBA season. He made his NBA debut with San Antonio within the 2021-22 season and in addition has performed for Phoenix and Houston.