Mike Scott doesn’t get a ton of minutes a game for the Hawks most nights — 12-18, with about 7 points and 4 boards a night his last 10 games — but those can be vital minutes in resting bigs Al Horford and Paul Millsap. Which is something you want to do a lot of as the Hawks start to get ready for the playoffs.
However, they are going to be without Scott for a few weeks. From the Hawks official press release:
Atlanta Hawks forward Mike Scott suffered a left toe injury against the Denver Nuggets on March 11 that was initially diagnosed as a strain. After further consultation and an MRI examination, taken yesterday at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Phoenix, a fracture of his left great toe was revealed. He will see a foot specialist at Peachtree Orthopaedics in Atlanta on Monday to determine the appropriate course of action.
While the Hawks will not give a timeline, a broken toe is usually a few weeks.
The Hawks will be fine, nobody is catching them for the No. 1 seed (and whoever gets the eight seed will essentially be a tune-up round for the Hawks). But it does hurt their depth for the next few weeks.