After a monster week that saw the Hawks sweep a four-game Western Conference road trip, the team’s star forward took home a major award for the first time in his young career. This afternoon, Jalen Johnson
was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week:
Johnson averaged 24 points, 12 rebounds, nine assists and three steals per game while shooting 60% from the field, 57% from three, and 78% from the free throw line. He powered the Hawks to four wins in the past week to push their record to 9-5, placing them right in the thick of the battle near the top of the Eastern Conference.
In one game in particular, he detonated on the Utah Jazz, putting up a 31-point, 18-rebound, 14-assist, 7-steal performance that had never been done in NBA history, regular season or playoffs.
The award for Johnson is the first of this time in his career. Congrats to the young man for this achievement!
