Atlanta Hawks Rule Out Kingston Flemings vs. Milwaukee Bucks

The Atlanta Hawks will be without rookie point guard Kingston Flemings on Sunday at Milwaukee. Atlanta listed Flemings as out with a lumbar strain on the NBA’s official injury report Saturday, a day after he left a 125-117 overtime loss at Chicago with back tightness.

Tip-off against the Milwaukee Bucks is 8 p.m. ET at Fiserv Forum.

Flemings went scoreless Friday with 1 rebound, 1 assist, and 1 turnover in 17:22 before he left with back tightness and did not return. He had entered the game questionable with a lumbar spasm and was upgraded to available.

Friday was his fifth straight start at point guard. Hawks coach Quin Snyder first started Flemings on Nov. 4 at Washington, where he scored 14 points in a 120-105 win, and moved CJ McCollum to the bench.

Flemings scored 11, 10, and 8 points in his next three starts. McCollum scored 21 points on 8-of-15 shooting off the bench in Monday’s 124-114 home loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.

When Jalen Johnson returned from a sprained left ankle on Nov. 7, the starting five was Flemings, Dyson Daniels, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Onyeka Okongwu, and Johnson.

Atlanta has played without Flemings once this season. He served a one-game suspension on Nov. 2, and the Hawks won 108-104 at Indiana.

Asa Newell is out with a left great toe hyperextension and is set to miss a fifth straight game. He hyperextended the toe in the Nov. 4 win at Washington. The Hawks said they planned to re-evaluate him in about two weeks.

Keshon Gilbert, who is on a two-way contract, is out with left knee inflammation. He had a nonsurgical procedure on the knee on Nov. 5, and the Hawks expect to re-evaluate him in about six weeks.

Mouhamed Gueye is out with a left foot fracture. The Hawks said Thursday that he has progressed to on-court activities and will be re-evaluated in about four weeks. He has not played in any of Atlanta’s 13 games.

Henri Veesaar is out with a torn right ACL. The rookie center tore it in a Sept. 15 workout, and the Hawks said six days later that he is expected to miss the season.

Jalen Wilson is doubtful on a two-way G League designation.

Jock Landale is listed as available, with a face mask cited as the reason on the report. Landale missed four straight games with a left hip strain before he returned Monday against the Lakers.

Milwaukee lists Ousmane Dieng as out with a left finger sprain. Kam Jones, Pete Nance, and Cormac Ryan are out on two-way G League designations, and Bogoljub Markovic is out on a G League assignment.

The Bucks are 1-12 and have lost nine straight since a 110-102 home win over Indiana on Oct. 26. They lost 107-99 at Orlando on Friday.

Atlanta is 7-6 and has lost two straight after a four-game winning streak.

After Sunday, the Hawks play at Oklahoma City on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET.