Al Horford (knee) headed to the locker room early in the fourth quarter Saturday, but did return to the bench without reentering the game, as the Hawks lost to the Wizards on a Paul Pierce buzzer beater. The Hawks say that his knee is fine, reports ESPN's

Horford (knee) headed to the locker room early in the fourth quarter Saturday, but did return to the bench without reentering the game, as the Hawks lost to the Wizards on a Paul Pierce buzzer beater. The Hawks say that Horford's knee is fine, ESPN's Kevin Arnovitz reports. Horford had 12 points (6-13 FG) to go with 10 rebounds, four assists, and two blocks in his 28 minutes.

Analysis:

Luckily for Hawks' fans, the news is good on Horford, and he likely remained on the bench with the rest of the starters as the bench unit got the Hawks back into the game. He can be treated as usual for Game 4.