Atlanta Hawks star forward Paul Millsap exited Thursday's game against the Indiana Pacers with an ankle injury. It's unclear when he will be ready to return to the court.
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Millsap Comments on Injury
Thursday, Jan. 28
"I've seen better days," Millsap said after the game, per Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, though he wouldn't speculate on his timeline for a return.
Millsap Provides Hawks With Underrated Scoring Punch
Millsap was out with a shoulder injury toward the end of the 2014-15 NBA regular season, when the Hawks had already wrapped up the top playoff seed in the Eastern Conference.
He's otherwise been a strong, healthy contributor for the most part since joining Atlanta, aiding the Hawks' surprising resurgence of late as the team's leading scorer last season and a key contributor this year (18.3 points and 8.9 rebounds a night coming into Thursday's game).
Underrated and deep as Atlanta's bench is, someone with Millsap's scoring prowess from the power forward position isn't easily replaced. Mike Scott is a logical fill-in choice for Atlanta—a combo forward who can d ...
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