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Former Sooner Trae Young suffers early-season injury blow

Just as his 2025-26 season was getting going, Atlanta Hawks guard and former Oklahoma Sooner Trae Young will be sidelined for multiple weeks.

According to ESPN's Shams Charania on Saturday, Young suffered a sprained MCL in his right knee during the Hawks' 117-112 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night. Young will be re-evaluated in four weeks, but, per Charania, Young "dodged major structural damage in the knee."

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young out at least 4 weeks

Nets forward Noah Clowney pushed the Hawks' Mouhamed Gueye, who fell backward into Young's knee and sent Young down to the court.