The Atlanta Hawks have avoided the worst-case scenario with Trae Young's knee injury, but they'll likely be without their floor general for the foreseeable future -- starting with Friday's NBA Cup home opener against the winless, injury-riddled Indiana Pacers.

Young sprained his right knee when teammate Mouhamed Gueye fell backward into the four-time All-Star's leg during the first quarter of Atlanta's 117-112 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday.

Young, who averages 17.8 points and a team-high 7.8 assists, grabbed his knee immediately and was ruled out before undergoing an MRI on Thursday.

Even with Young playing only seven minutes, the Hawks kept the ball moving smoothly. They racked up 33 assists to just eight turnovers against Brooklyn.

"Anytime a player of Trae's caliber (goes

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