Final Injury Report for Knicks-Hawks Game 3: Will Jock Landale Play?

The Atlanta Hawks may be without multiple key players in Game 3 of their first-round playoff matchup against the New York Knicks. on Thursday.

by Nathaniel Holloway

Apr 23, 2026

The Atlanta Hawks may be without multiple key players in Game 3 of their first-round playoff matchup against the New York Knicks. on Thursday.

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The Atlanta Hawks are at home on Thursday night as they host the New York Knicks in Game 3 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs.

Atlanta enters Thursday’s game tied with the Knicks at 1-1 in the series after defeating New York on the road in Game 2 on Monday night.

Atlanta Hawks guard CJ McCollum (3)

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In Monday’s victory over the Knicks, C.J. McCollum led the way for the Hawks as he recorded 32 points, three rebounds and six assists while Jalen Joshnson added 17 points, eight rebounds and three assists of his own.

Now Atlanta will head home for Game 3 on Thursday where they will look to use home court to their advantage to take a 2-1 series lead over the Knicks.

On the other side, New York enters Thursday’s game tied with the Hawks at 1-1 in the series after losing at home to Atlanta in Game 2 on Monday night.

New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11)

Jalen Brunson led the way for the Knicks in Monday’s loss as he ended the game with 29 points and seven assists while Josh Hart recorded 15 points, 13 rebounds and six assists.

While both teams are looking to pick up a victory in Game 3 on Thursday night to take the lead in the series, one side may be without one of their key players due to injury.

Knicks Injury Report

For the Knicks, they enter Thursday’s game with a healthy roster as they have nobody listed on their injury report.

New York Knicks stars Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns

This is great news for New York as they will try to steal a game on the road to take a 2-1 lead in the series.

Hawks Injury Report: Will Jock Landale Play?

On the other side, the Hawks have only one player listed on their injury report as they have ruled out center Jock Landale.

Atlanta Hawks center Jock Landale (31)

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Atlanta has ruled out Landale as he continues to recover from a right ankle sprain that has kept him out since April 3 and he is expected to miss at least one more week with the injury.

With Landale still sidelined, Mouhamed Gueye and Tony Bradley will both likely continue to have increased roles off the bench behind Onyeka Okongwu.

Fans can catch Game 3 of the first-round series between the Knicks and Hawks from Atlanta on Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime Video.