The Jazz's injury report lists six players as unavailable for tonight's game against the Hawks.

Billy Heyen

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TL;DR

  • Utah Jazz host Atlanta Hawks Thursday night, both teams shorthanded.
  • Trae Young is the most significant player missing for either team.
  • Jazz are missing six players, including four frontcourt players due to injuries.
  • Hawks' strong frontcourt will challenge a light Jazz interior.

The Utah Jazz return to the court on Thursday night at home to take on the Atlanta Hawks.

The Jazz will be just a little bit shorthanded.

The Hawks also find themselves in a similar predicament. The most significant player missing for either side in Thursday night's matchup is their star point guard, Trae Young.

The Jazz are mostly hurting on the interior.

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Utah Jazz injury report

There are six players listed as OUT for the Jazz's matchup with the Hawks.

Those six are:

  • Kyle Anderson (right SI joint dysfunction)
  • Taylor Hendricks (right hamstring strain)
  • Walker Kessler (left shoulder injury recovery)
  • Georges Niang (left foot stress reaction)
  • John Tonje (G League two-way)
  • Oscar Tshiebwe (G League two-way)

Despite a couple of players being away for G League assignments, the injury situation isn't as severe as it initially seemed.

Anderson, Hendricks, Kessler and Niang are all frontcourt players, though, so the Jazz are a bit light inside.

This isn't ideal timing, considering the Hawks' frontcourt boasts players such as Kristaps Porzingis, Jalen Johnson, and Onyeka Okongwu.

Utah will rely on the likes of Lauri Markkanen, Jusuf Nurkic, Kyle Filipowski and Kevin Love to get it done in the paint in the meantime for the Jazz.

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