Hawks forward De'Andre Hunter suffered a small tear of his lateral meniscus in his right knee and will miss the remainder of the NBA playoffs, the team announced Wednesday.
Hunter will travel to Los Angeles this weekend and will undergo surgery to repair his lateral meniscus on June 15.
Before the Hawks played the 76ers in the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals, Hunter health with some swelling in his knee. After an MRI, it revealed that Hunter tore his lateral meniscus.
Hunter played in 23 games this season and averaged 15 points and 4.