Does Trae Young play against the Celtics? The latest injury update for the Hawks

The Atlanta Hawks visit Boston Celtics on Saturday night. Trae Young is in the injury report and is listed as probable. James has a right rib contusion. Here’s everything we know about Young’s injury and his playing status against the Celtics.

*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)*

Trae Young’s injury status against the Celtics

With Trae Young likely on the injury report, the assumption is that he will go up against the defending NBA champions. Young has started 37 of the Hawks’ 40 games so far this season and is averaging 35.8 minutes per game.

This should be a big matchup for the Hawks as they have a chance to upset the Celtics for the second time this season. The Hawks, at 21-19, are currently the 7th seed in the Eastern Conference. The Hawks won two games in a row.

Young is playing well in his seventh NBA season. Most recently, he scored a game-high 43 points in a win over the Phoenix Suns on January 14th. Young is averaging 23.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 11.9 assists while shooting 40.2% from the field and 34.5% from 3-point range, not on pace to be one of his better seasons from a shooting perspective . He has missed only three games this season.

The Hawks are 1-1 against the Celtics so far this season. Young did not play in the Hawks’ 117-116 win over Boston on Nov. 12. He didn’t play much of a role in the Hawks’ loss to the Celtics on Nov. 4, scoring just two points with six assists and one steal. He shot 1 of 10 from the field and 0 of 6 from 3-point range. Tonight’s match is the last game of the regular season between these two teams.

So when it comes to whether Young plays tonight against the Celticsthe answer is probably.

Daniel Locke covers the New Orleans Pelicans and is an associate editor for ClutchPoints. Daniel covered Auburn Athletics throughout his time as a student, focusing on football, men’s basketball and baseball.