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Hawks' Veesaar out with knee injury as report points to season-ending ACL tear

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By the Hoops Nightly Desk · 2 h ago

The 2026-27 season has not tipped off yet, with every team sitting at 0-0. Henri Veesaar is out for the Hawks with a knee injury to his right leg, and Hoopsrumors reports the issue is a torn ACL that could cost him the whole season. Preseason roster moves are piling up around the league, headlined by Jalen Duren's return to the Pistons and Nicolas Batum's retirement from the Clippers.

The injury wire

The Hawks have the only injury change league-wide this morning: Henri Veesaar is out with a knee injury to his right leg, and no return timetable is given. Hoopsrumors reports the issue is a torn ACL that could cost him the entire 2026-27 season, though that report is unconfirmed and carries only moderate confidence. No other team has a new status change today, making Veesaar the lone entry on the injury wire around the league this morning.

Moves and reports

Jalen Duren is back with the Pistons: the transaction log shows him leaving and then rejoining the team, and Shams Charania has the latest on his restricted free agency at 90 percent confidence. Nicolas Batum leaves the Clippers, tied to a $5.9 million cap hit, and Hoopsrumors reports he has announced his retirement. Kevin Love leaves the Jazz, Kyle Lowry leaves the 76ers, and Seth Curry leaves the Warriors, among dozens of moves across the league today. The Hornets add DJ Armstrong, per Hoopsrumors. Doc Rivers has joined NBC as an analyst and says he is done coaching, also via Hoopsrumors, while John Gibson is named the Clippers' interim governor and CEO.

By the Hoops Nightly Desk, from the data on this page, rewritten when the data changes. How the desks work.
No games in this window. The 2026-27 regular season tips off October 20; preseason starts October 3.

Injury wire

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ATLOutHenri Veesaar · Knee · Leg · Right

Moves

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Jalen Duren joins the PistonsKeonte Jones joins the NuggetsDJ Rodman leaves the NetsDrake Allen joins the PistonsAaron Scott leaves the NetsGraham Ike joins the WarriorsDominique Daniels, Jr. leaves the PelicansSolomon Washington joins the PelicansKowacie Reeves Jr. leaves the PacersIsaac McKneely joins the HawksJalen Warley leaves the PacersReese Dixon-Waters joins the NuggetsMax Shulga leaves the CelticsKevin Love leaves the JazzJalen Duren leaves the PistonsA.J. Lawson leaves the RaptorsKyle Lowry leaves the 76ersAmir Coffey leaves the SunsJahmir Young leaves the HeatKeaton Wallace leaves the HawksGabe Vincent leaves the HawksBlake Wesley leaves the Trail BlazersIsaiah Livers leaves the SunsNorchad Omier leaves the ClippersMarJon Beauchamp leaves the 76ersHayden Gray leaves the JazzWendell Moore Jr. leaves the PistonsTyrese Martin leaves the 76ersNarcisse Ngoy leaves the ClippersJack Kayil leaves the KnicksTrevor Keels leaves the HeatRichie Saunders leaves the GrizzliesAntonio Reeves leaves the HornetsTyler Nickel leaves the KnicksVsevolod Ishchenko leaves the MavericksMalique Lewis leaves the BucksTyTy Washington Jr. leaves the ClippersNicolas Batum leaves the ClippersDJ Rodman joins the NetsAaron Scott joins the NetsDominique Daniels, Jr. joins the PelicansBez Mbeng leaves the HornetsKevin McCullar Jr. leaves the KnicksNick Pringle joins the NetsSharife Cooper leaves the WizardsDJ Armstrong joins the HornetsNate Williams leaves the WarriorsJeff Green leaves the RocketsDwight Powell leaves the MavericksLajae Jones leaves the WarriorsTony Bradley leaves the HawksXavier Tillman leaves the HornetsAaron Holiday leaves the RocketsDavid Roddy leaves the NuggetsSeth Curry leaves the WarriorsCurtis Jones leaves the Nuggets

The wire

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Latest On Pistons Restricted Free Agent Jalen Duren90%Roster Moves: Nuggets, Pelicans, Pistons, Hawks, Pacers50%Lajae Jones Signs With Italian Team50%Doc Rivers Joins NBC As Analyst, Says He’s Done Coaching45%Hawks’ Veesaar Expected To Miss 2026/27 Due To Torn ACL45%Raptors Convert Jaden Bradley To Four-Year Standard Contract45%Nicolas Batum Announces Retirement45%John Gibson Named Clippers’ Interim Governor, CEO45%

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Window: 7:00 ET the day before to 7:00 ET on Tue, Sep 22. Scores, injuries and rosters from official feeds; reports from named insiders' public posts and HoopsRumors, with the desk's confidence score. Written 2 h ago.