How De’Andre Hunter nearing a return impacts the Atlanta Hawks

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The Atlanta Hawks are slowly getting their players back from injury. Bogdan Bogdanovic played in the final two games before the All-Star break which was a welcome relief for the Hawks given the injuries to their other potential wing pieces Kris Dunn, Cam Reddish, and De’Andre Hunter.

Well, they received the next piece of good news this week when Hunter progressed to unrestricted weight room work and some court work. This is good news for the Hawks as the recovery is certainly progressing as evidenced by the fact he is being reviewed on March 19 per the Hawks release.

Hunter has not played a game since the end of January where he left the…