An MRI diagnosed De'Andre Hunter with articular wear and tear in his right knee. 

Hunter will be re-evaluated next week. 

Trae Young insists an argument he had with John Collins during a film season, which was reported by The Athletic, was overblown and not atypical.

Collins criticized Young for mismanaging the clock on offense and questioned his early shot-clock attempts.

“Of course if there’s anything out there publicly, I always go directly to [that person],” Young relayed to Yahoo Sports. “As for the John [Collins] incident, me and him talked about it as soon as it got out the next day and we were both confused. It just got out and it was over a regular film session. So there’s no beef or anything in there to begin with. There hasn’t been any locker room issues on my side. Anything that people were saying about locker room issues, there hasn’t been one. It’s all about our team and how we’ve been trying to get better in film sessions.”

Collins will be a restricted free agent this offseason.

Kris Dunn has been participating in impact-based rehabilitation activities including skipping, jumping and spot shooting on court.

Dunn will be reviewed in two weeks and his status will be updated as appropriate.

Dunn signed a two-year, $10 million deal with the Atlanta Hawks in the offseason.

The Atlanta Hawks have guaranteed the $2.1 million salary of Solomon Hill for the remainder of the season.

Hill was on a non-guaranteed deal.

Hill has played in all 14 games while shooting 34.5 percent on three-pointers.

Danilo Gallinari has been increasing his workload but remains doubtful for the Atlanta Hawks game on Monday.

Gallinari suffered a sprained ankle earlier in the season. The forward has only appeared in two games for the Hawks this year. 

The NBA has postponed Wednesday's game between the Atlanta Hawks and Phoenix Suns.

The Suns do not have eight available players due to contact tracing.

The league has postponed seven games due to COVID-19 contract tracing.

Bogdan Bodganovic has been diagnosed with a fractured right knee.

The Hawks described the injury as "an avulsion fracture in his right knee with associated soft tissue inflammation and a bone bruise."

There is no timetable for Bogdanovic's return, with a treatment plan expected later this week. 

The Atlanta Hawks offered John Collins a contract extension worth more than $90 million, according to sources that spoke with The Athletic.

Collins sees himself as a maximum salary player. Collins will be a restricted free agent this offseason in a market where there are more teams with max cap space than there will be suitable players to spend it on.

Collins was one of only four players who averaged at least 20 points and 10 rebounds last season. 

During a film session this week after blowing a 15-point lead in the second half to the New York Knicks, John Collins raised several issues about how the Atlanta Hawks are functioning with Trae Young running the offense, three sources tell The Athletic.

Collins discussed how the Hawks need to get into offensive sets more quickly and to limit Young's early shot clock attempts that leave his teammates uninvolved. Collins also shared his desire for more ball movement and flow on offense.

While there was no back-and-forth between the two, Young made it clear he strongly disagreed with the assessment of Collins.

“Trae is my brother regardless,” Collins, who chose not to elaborate further, told The Athletic via text message.

The Hawks currently rank fifth in the NBA in offensive efficiency at 114.0 points per 100 possessions. 

Sources within the Hawks pointed to the recent contract extension negotations Collins when through for a possible explanation for his frustration. Collins turned down adeal worth more than $90 million over four years, according to sources.

Rajon Rondo is set to miss at least the next three games due to a sore right knee.

Rondo has missed the previous three games with the injury.

Rondo, who has only played in two out of Hawks' first seven games, will be re-evaluated before the team leaves for a West Coast trip starting January 13th.