The Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland Cavaliers will battle on New Year’s Eve as both teams remain shorthanded during this bizarre time in the NBA. The Hawks have 12 players currently still in the NBA’s health and safety protocols dealing with Covid issues.
The Hawks are playing with just five of their actual players at the moment: Trae Young, Cam Reddish, Lou Williams, Clint Capela and Skylar Mays. Mays is a Two-Way player, and was not playing regularly whatsoever until this outbreak. Williams will be in his first game since clearing protocols so it’s unclear exactly how much he will play in this one.