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Risacher out at least 1 more week with strained adductor

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Atlanta Hawks forward Zaccharie Risacher will have his left adductor strain re-evaluated in one week, the team announced Tuesday.

The injury forced the No. 1 pick to miss the Hawks' last three games. Atlanta said it would update Risacher's status as he progresses in his rehab.

The 19-year-old French wing has shown flashes of talent as a rookie but has struggled to find consistency as a scorer.

Risacher is averaging 10.5 points but shooting 40.3% from the floor, including a 28.1% clip from distance. He failed to score more than 10 points in five of his last 10 games. Risacher has eclipsed 20 points just once this campaign, scoring a season-high 33 in a win against the New York Knicks on Nov. 6.

The Hawks, which have won three of their last four have five games in their next seven days, though four are at home. They host the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday before facing the Toronto Raptors in consecutive home matchups Thursday and Saturday. Their one road contest, Monday against the Minnesota Timberwolves, is the first game in a back-to-back, which concludes Tuesday in Atlanta against the Houston Rockets.

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