Without Trae Young, the Hawks fell behind the short-handed Pacers early, but eventually rolled to a 128-108 win.

Jalen Johnson scored 22 points and had 13 rebounds, Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 21 points and the Atlanta Hawks beat Indiana 128-108 in NBA Cup group play to keep the Pacers winless this season

The Atlanta Hawks are in wait-and-see mode with Trae Young after he suffered a knee injury in their last game against the Brooklyn Nets. Young had his knee run into during the first half, and he sat on the floor for some time before getting up on his own and jogging to the bench.

They are 0-1 in NBA Cup Group Play. The Hawks improved to 3-3, 1-0. Hawks guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 21 points and guard Dyson Daniels had 18 points, nine rebounds, six assists and three steals. Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 18 points.

After narrowly escaping from Brooklyn with a win sans Trae Young, the Hawks open up NBA Cup play against the winless Indiana Pacers.

After beginning his career with the OKC Thunder and battling injuries, Vit Krejci has found his footing in the NBA with the Atlanta Hawks.

While any one of Kansas shooting guard Darryn Peterson, Duke forward Cameron Boozer, or BYU forward A.J. Dybantsa would be a boon to the Hawks, it might be Peterson who is the most intriguing. Here's Kalbrosky again on what Peterson can bring to the next level in his early 2026 NBA mock draft from mid-July:

The season rolls on tonight for the Atlanta Hawks and they are hoping to snap a small two game losing streak when they face the Brooklyn Nets tonight. The Hawks