Hawks’ Mouhamed Gueye Progresses to On-Court Activities After Foot Fracture

The Atlanta Hawks expect to re-evaluate Mouhamed Gueye in about four weeks as he progresses to on-court activities following a left foot fracture.

The team posted the update Thursday night and said it would share more after that evaluation. No return date was given.

For now, Gueye is out for Friday’s game against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center, according to the injury report the Hawks filed earlier Thursday. Tip-off is 8 p.m. ET. He has not played in any of Atlanta’s 12 games, and the Hawks are 7-5.

Gueye broke the foot in a workout on July 8 and had surgery six days later at the Emory Sports Medicine Complex. In its July 15 announcement, the team said he would be re-evaluated in three to four months. A day later, the Associated Press reported he could miss the start of the season.

Onyeka Okongwu left the Nov. 7 win over the Brooklyn Nets on the opening possession. Rookie Zuby Ejiofor played in his place until Okongwu came back with 4:22 left in the first quarter.

Hawks coach Quin Snyder said after that game that the staff had to work out what the rotation would look like and who would play when.

“Seeing different coverages, having a few guys out where guys have started to really come together,” Snyder said. “And the thing about our team is everybody’s got a role, and roles change not just game to game.”

“They can change during the course of a game, and for us to be malleable with one another, it allows us, I think, to play to our strengths, which is some of that versatility,” Snyder continued.

Jock Landale missed that game too. It was the fourth straight he sat out with a left hip strain, and he returned Monday against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Asa Newell hyperextended his left big toe during the Nov. 4 game in Washington. He has not played since, and Friday will be his fourth straight absence.

Rookie center Henri Veesaar tore the ACL in his right knee in a Sept. 15 workout. Six days later, the Hawks said he is expected to miss the season.

Gueye played 77 games last season and started eight, averaging 4.4 points and 3.6 rebounds in 15.3 minutes. He also appeared in six games of Atlanta’s first-round series against the New York Knicks.

His career high came against the Lakers on Nov. 8, 2025. Gueye scored 21 points in a 122-102 win at State Farm Arena, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that 11 of them came in the first quarter. It was his second start of the season, and he added 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

Atlanta acquired his rights from the Boston Celtics in June 2023. He was the 39th pick in that draft, out of Washington State.

The Hawks exercised his $2.41 million team option for this season in June. He can become an unrestricted free agent next summer.