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Why Kristaps Porzingis isn't playing tonight for Hawks vs. Thunder with injury news

The Atlanta Hawks are in a tough spot Saturday night.

Not only are they playing the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder .

They're also without three usual starts.

Jalen Johnson is out.

Zaccharie Risacher is out.

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And maybe most notably, Kristaps Porzingis is out.

It's the second consecutive night that both Porzingis and Risacher are sitting out.

Why isn't Kristaps Porzingis playing tonight?

Porzingis isn't playing on Saturday night not due to injury, but illness.

The Latvian big guy already sat out Friday's game against the Orlando Magic with flu-like symptoms.

He apparently hasn't healed up yet.

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