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Saddiq Bey will miss the rest of the 2023-24 campaign with a torn ACL.

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Saddiq Bey suffered a torn left ACL, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The Atlanta Hawks forward unbderwent an MRI that revealed the injury this morning.

Saddiq Bey

MIN:32.72PTS:13.7 (51.11%)REB:6.52As:1.46ST:0.81BL:0.17TO:0.86GM:63ProfileNBA2023/2024

Bey, who will be a restricted free agent this summer, has averaged 13.7 points and a career-high 6.5 rebounds this season. It is his first full campaign following a trade from the Detroit Pistons at the 2023 trade deadline.

Bey, 24, is in the final season of his four-year, $13 million rookie scale contract. His qualifying offer projects to come in at $6.5 million, per Spotrac.

Without him, the Hawks will likely lean on veterans Garrison Mathews and Wesley Matthews, as well as two-way players Vit Krejci, Seth Lundy.

The Hawks hold the 25th-ranked defense in the NBA and are disappointingly the 10th seed in the East (29-35).

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