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Hawks rookie G Kobe Bufkin out with fractured thumb

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Hawks rookie guard Kobe Bufkin will be out at least two weeks after fracturing his left thumb while practicing for the team’s G-League affiliate. Bufkin, the No.
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Atlanta Hawks guard Kobe Bufkin (4) shoots over Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner (33) during the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game in Indianapolis, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Hawks rookie guard Kobe Bufkin will be out at least two weeks after fracturing his left thumb while practicing for the team’s G-League affiliate.

Bufkin, the No. 15 pick in the NBA draft, was injured Thursday night during an assignment to the College Park Skyhawks.

X-rays taken Friday revealed the fracture. Bufkin will be re-evaluated in two weeks and his status updated, the Hawks said.

Bufkin has played sparingly with the NBA team, getting into two of Atlanta’s first five games during mop-up time. He missed all three of his shots from the field, scoring his first career point on a free throw.

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