VIDEO: Trae Young Sprained His Ankle Against the Miami Heat
By Stephen Douglas | Oct 29 2019
Trae Young injured his ankle during the Atlanta Hawks game against the Miami Heat on Tuesday night. Young drove down the lane and landed awkwardly, turning his ankle.
Trae Young hurts his ankle and helped off the court pic.twitter.com/yGqh3GgpJN
— The Render (@TheRenderNBA) October 30, 2019
The good news is that it looked like a sprain and that's exactly what it was. Now we wait to find out the extent of the bad news. How serious is the sprain? How long will Young be out? Will he recover quickly, or could this ankle issue linger? Stephen Curry famously dealt with chronic ankle issues early in his career.
Right ankle sprain, will not return -- the report on Trae Young from the Hawks.
— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) October 30, 2019
Let's hope for a quick recovery. Young has had an incredible start to his sophomore season, averaging an absurd 34 points, nine assists and six rebounds a game. Over the first three games of the season, he shot 51.5% from the field and a blistering 52% from three.
UPDATE: Things are looking good so far according to Woj.
X-Rays were negative on Atlanta guard Trae Young’s right ankle, and there’s optimism that this isn’t a serious injury, league sources tell ESPN. Young will undergo an MRI soon.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 30, 2019