The Hawks forward moved from out to day-to-day on the Thursday injury report with a left ankle issue. His listed return date is Friday, Nov. 6, the night of Atlanta's home game against the Wizards.
What happened
Johnson was upgraded from out to day-to-day on the official injury report, posted Thursday, Nov. 5 at 10:11 a.m. ET. The listing is a left ankle issue, described as ankle, leg, left. The report's comment still reads that Johnson (ankle) is listed as out for Wednesday's game in Washington. His expected return date is Nov. 6. The status has flipped repeatedly. He was day-to-day on Oct. 31, out on Nov. 2, day-to-day on Nov. 3 and out again on Nov. 4. Thursday's change is the second move from out to day-to-day in four days.
What it means for the Hawks
Atlanta is 5-4, the No. 4 seed, and has won two straight. The next game is Friday at 7:00 p.m. ET against the Wizards. Johnson is averaging 18.3 points, 9.0 rebounds and 7.9 assists in 32.6 minutes over seven games. The Hawks are 3-4 with him and 2-0 without him. With him out, Nickeil Alexander-Walker has played 30.5 minutes and scored 21.7 points. Dyson Daniels (29.6 minutes), Onyeka Okongwu (29.1), CJ McCollum (26.5) and Aaron Wiggins (25.8) have also absorbed minutes. Luguentz Dort, Kingston Flemings and Jock Landale fill out the rotation. Landale is day-to-day with a hip issue.
What to watch
The next injury report will show whether Johnson stays day-to-day or is listed with a different status for the Wizards game. The report gives Nov. 6 as his expected return, which is Friday's game. Atlanta has not announced anything beyond that. Also on the report: Asa Newell is day-to-day with a toe issue, and Henri Veesaar and Mouhamed Gueye are out.
Is Jalen Johnson playing vs the Wizards?
Not confirmed. He is day-to-day with a left ankle issue, and the injury report lists his expected return as Nov. 6, the date of the Wizards game at 7:00 p.m. ET.
When will Jalen Johnson be back?
The injury report gives an expected return of Nov. 6, which is Friday's game against the Wizards. No timeline beyond that has been announced.