Hawks De’Andre Hunter out for season with torn right meniscus
Hunter will have surgery on his right knee to repair the injury.
Official release
June 9, 2021 8:00 PM
Prior to Game 1 against Philadelphia, forward De’Andre Hunter began experiencing some mild swelling in his right knee. Head Team Physician Dr. Kenneth Mautner and Head Orthopaedist Dr. Kyle Hammond examined Hunter and suggested an MRI. The initial review revealed a new small tear of the lateral meniscus. Films from the MRI were sent to Dr. Neal ElAttrache of Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles for a second opinion, who earlier today confirmed the tear and recommended surgery.
Hawks announce De’Andre Hunter will undergo surgery, miss remainder of postseason
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Wednesday afternoon, the Atlanta Hawks announced that De’Andre Hunter will undergo surgery after an MRI showed a small tear of the lateral meniscus in his right knee. Hunter missed 49 games this season with pain and swelling in the same knee.
The Hawks added that Hunter will miss the remainder of the postseason, which is obviously a huge blow to the team. Before the injury surfaced early in the season, one could argue he had been the team’s best all around player through the first 18 games of the season.
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Hawks second-year wing De’Andre Hunter missed the first two games of the team’s round two series with the 76ers with right knee swelling. After an MRI, the initial review revealed a small tear of the lateral meniscus, according to a team press release. Hunter is scheduled to fly to Los Angeles for surgery on Tuesday. He will miss the remainder of the postseason.
This will be the second surgery on Hunter’s right knee this season, and marks the end of an injury-ravaged sophomore year in the NBA. Hunter had started the year playing the best basketball of his young career, but was injured just 19 games into the season. He finished the year having only played 23 games.
On Tuesday night, the 76ers Flatten Thanks to Joel Embiid’s outstanding performance, Shake Milton’s breakthrough game and the breathless defense against Trae Young, they defeated the Eagles 1-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. A day later, some major news came from Atlanta, announcing that forward (Philadelphia native) DeAndre Hunter, the fourth pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, is about to undergo surgery and will not play for another season.
DeAndre Hunter of the Hawks is absent this season and he will undergo meniscus surgery.
Hunter missed the first two games of the 76ers series with a sore knee-now we know why, because the team found a new partial tear in his meniscus-averaged every time in the first round of the Hawks series. The game against the Knicks played more than 30 minutes. Although he averaged less than 11 points per game in that series (lower than his average of 15 points per game this season), his absence was a big problem for the Hawks, especially on the
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