WATCH: Trae Young goes through scary situation, helped off court
Former Oklahoma Sooners star Trae Young was helped off the floor on Thursday night in the first half of the Atlanta Hawks-Cleveland Cavaliers game, after he suffered an apparent leg injury. If he has to miss time it will be devastating to the Hawks and the NBA, since Young is one of the superstars of the league. Young is currently top five in the NBA in both points and assists per game.
Check out the footage of the injury below.
He was back in the game and starting in the third quarter for the Atlanta Hawks. The superstar has been stuffing the stat sheet with impressive numbers all season long, averaging over 28 points per game, over 9 assists per game, and over three rebounds per game. Young erupted for 43 points against the Phoenix Suns on Feb. 3 on 6-of-10 shooting from beyond-the-arc.
Young has been one of the most explosive scorers in the NBA since he entered it in 2018. During his storied career with the Oklahoma Sooners, Young led the NCAA in scoring and assists during the 2018 season. Young was named Big 12 Freshman of the Year and a consensus first team All-American that same season, as well. The 848 points he scored in the Big 12 broke the conference’s record for the most points scored by a freshman. That record was previously owned by Kevin Durant.
Coming out of high school, Young was tabbed as one of the best players in the nation and was named to the McDonald’s All-American Game. While suiting up for Norman North High School (Norman, Oklahoma) during his senior year, he poured in 42.6 points per game, 5.8 rebounds per game, and 4.1 assists per game while shooting at a 48.9 percent clip.
Simply put, Young has been one of the best players in the game at every level he’s played on. That doesn’t appear to be changing for a really, really long time.