KL Chouinard @KLChouinard
A cruel twist of fate kept the Hawks from finishing Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals in the manner that they had hoped to end it.
Trae Young planted his right foot to change direction with 29.3 seconds left in the third quarter, and in doing so, stepped onto the foot of a sideline referee and twisted his ankle. Young, who had scored 32 points to that point, left the game and went to the locker room.
When he returned with 8:44 left in the game, Trae did not have his characteristic first-step burst, and the Hawks' offense stalled without him being able to shoulder his usual late-game load.