AJC: Atlanta Hawks injury report: Mo and Marvin could return Friday

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Mo Evans and Marvin Williams both practiced today and said they could play against Utah Friday.

Mo (knee) hasn’t played since the season opener.

“I think it went pretty good,” Mo said. “We are definitely not 100 percent but I think we can be effective and help plug some holes.”

Marvin (knee), out since the leaving the Detroit game, sounded optimistic about his chances to return tomorrow. “I’m doing better,” he said. “I’m not hobbling around too much. It still hurts, but I’m pretty excited. As long as nothing happens tonight, I will try to give it a go tomorrow depending on how it feels.”

L.D. has struggled to patch together a workable rotation with his only two small forwards out. The Hawks got by when facing the softer part of their schedule but Phoenix, Orlando and Milwaukee exposed Atlanta’s issues matching up against deeper opponents without Williams and Evans.

“It’s tough to watch, especially yesterday knowing the players have been exhausted playing a lot of games,” Mo …

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