The Atlanta Hawks continue to battle a Covid outbreak within the team, and some news dropped on that front on Saturday evening. Tim Bontemps of ESPN reports that Hawks head coach Nate McMillan has entered health and safety protocols, while Atlanta could get three players back ahead of Monday’s game vs. the Portland Trail Blazers. Assistant coach Joe Prunty will man the Hawks’ staff in the absence of McMillan and lead assistant Chris Jent per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
With Nate McMillan and top assistant Chris Jent in Covid protocols, assistant Joe Prunty is next up to become the acting head coach, sources tell ESPN.