Hawks' Paul Millsap: Held out of practice due to illness

Millsap (knee) was held out of practice Wednesday due to an illness, Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Analysis:

The Hawks were clear in stating that it was an illness, not Millsap's knee, that kept the forward out of Wednesday's session. According to Vivlamore, the knee responded well to Tuesday's full-contact session, suggesting Millsap could make his preseason debut in the near future, perhaps as soon as Thursday against the Pistons.