The infirmary continues to empty in Atlanta. While several injured have recently found the floors at the Hawks, John Collins should meanwhile make his return tonight against Orlando. The 25-year-old interior has yet to play a game in December…
Eight games is the time spent by John Collins encouraging his friends from the sidelines because of an ankle injury. But that should therefore change tonight if we are to believe the info from Adrian Wojnarowski ofESPN.
Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins is expected to return to the lineup vs. the Orlando Magic tonight, sources tell ESPN. Collins has missed eight consecutive games with a sprained left ankle.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 19, 2022
That’s good, because the Hawks will face one of the in-form teams in the Eastern Conference. Yes, you’re not dreaming, Orlando is one of the formations that currently fuels with no less than six consecutive successes, including one against… Atlanta precisely. Quite the opposite of the Falcons, who have lost five of their last seven games to find themselves with a balance sheet just in balance (15 wins – 15 losses, 8th in the Eastern Conference).
Can the return of John Collins, and possibly point guard Dejounte Murray (listed as uncertain for tonight), allow Nate McMillan’s men to get out of the current bad patch? It would be better because Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Cleveland are all chaining wins right now.
For Collins, we hope that this return from injury will be synonymous with a rise in power on an individual level, he who made a discreet start to the season (12.3 points, 7.5 rebounds at 48% shooting, his weakest stats since his rookie season) while finding himself – for the umpteenth time – in transfer rumors less than two months from the NBA Trade Deadline…
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Source texte : ESPN