Hawks update medical status for Porzingis, Risacher

The Hawks provided medical updates for two players who have missed multiple games.

The team said Monday that center Kristaps Porzingis has been participating in basketball activity and the team will re-evaluate him in approximately one week. Porzingis has been dealing with left Achilles tendinitis.

Second-year forward Zaccharie Risacher has progressed in his recovery and the team will upgrade him to day-to-day moving forward. Risacher will miss Monday’s game against the Pacers at State Farm Arena.

Both Porzingis and Risacher have missed the past eight games.

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