Hawks star Trae Young returns in front of sellout crowd for game 6

ATLANTA — Trae Young is back on the court for Game 6. The Hawks announced this decision just before tip off on Saturday.

Nobody will be able to say Atlanta isn’t turning out to see their Hawks play in the Eastern Conference Finals series.

State Farm Arena is again sold-out for Game 6 of the Hawks vs. Bucks series.

Channel 2 Sports Director Zach Klein, Sports Anchor Alison Mastrangelo and the Channel 2 Action News team will have previews and live coverage of Saturday night’s game all day long.

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The Hawks trail the best-of-seven series 3-2 and need a win Saturday night to push the series to a Game 7. The winner of the series will be facing a well-rested Phoenix Suns team that clinched their NBA Finals berth with a win over the Los Angeles Clippers Wednesday night.

Atlanta’s star PG Trae Young is back for Game 6 after stepping on a referee’s foot in Game 3 and bruising his ankle. He’s missed the past two games which the Hawks split with the Bucks.

Milwaukee F Giannis Antetokounmpo hyperextended his knee in Game 4 and did not play for the Bucks in Game 5′s win. Antetokounmpo has been ruled out for Saturday night’s game.

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The Hawks have responded well every time they’ve been challenged or pushed in the playoffs over the past few weeks. Saturday may be their biggest challenge yet.

The Bucks took it to them near the basket Thursday night, outscoring Atlanta 66-36 on close in shots, fueling the 123-112 win in a game Milwaukee never trailed.

One bright spot was G Bogdan Bogdanovic who broke out a slump with a big game, scoring 28 points. Bogdanovic had been struggling with a sore knee through most of the series and according to the Hawks injury report, appears to be feeling better.

Should the Hawks win the game, Game 7 would be played Monday night in Milwaukee. That game would also be an 8:30 p.m. start.

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