Atlanta forward Jalen Johnson plans to have shoulder surgery and miss the remainder of the season, a major blow to the struggling Hawks' efforts to remain in the Eastern Conference playoff race.

Johnson, star point guard Trae Young, defensive-minded swingman (and NBA steals leader) Dyson Daniels and rookie wing Zaccharie Risacher are Atlanta’s core players. For the rest of this season, however, the Hawks must soldier on without one of those four names.

The Hawks have a protected first-round pick from the Sacramento Kings, an unprotected pick from the Los Angeles Lakers and a $23.5 million trade exception from Murray’s subsequent trade to the New Orleans Pelicans. However, the Hawks are also just $1.3 million from the luxury tax line and historically haven’t been willing to go over.

Johnson, 23, suffered the shoulder injury during a loss to the Raptors last Thursday. Selected No. 20 overall in the 2021 NBA Draft, the fourth-year wing was playing himself into the NBA All-Star conversation before the injury, averaging 18.9 points, 10 rebounds and five assists per game across 36 contests.

3:05pm: The Hawks have put out a press release officially confirming that Johnson will undergo season-ending surgery next week to repair the torn labrum in his left shoulder and stating that he’s expected to make a full recovery ahead of the 2025/26 season.

Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson will undergo surgery to repair his injured left shoulder and will miss the rest of the season, the team said Wednesday. The Hawks said Johnson was diagnosed with a torn labrum.

Atlanta Hawks' forward Jalen Johnson will undergo surgery and miss the remainder of the season with a shoulder injury.

Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson will undergo season-ending surgery on his shoulder, per multiple reports. Johnson, a burgeoning All-Star-caliber talent, injured his shoulder during Atlanta's loss to the Toronto Raptors last Thursday.

According to the NBA injury report, Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson is all set to miss Thursday's clash against the Cleveland Cavaliers because of a torn labrum in his left shoulder and is set to miss the whole season.

Atlanta Hawks wing Jalen Johnson has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a torn labrum in his left shoulder.

Hawks forward Jalen Johnson will undergo season-ending surgery to repair an injury to his left shoulder, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.