"For the second consecutive game, Hawks guard Jamal Crawford sat out with a back injury.

Crawford, who has been having back problems dating to the preseason, said he reaggravated the injury Tuesday in the Hawks' loss to Detroit and was unable to lift his arms above his head. He sat out the Hawks' loss Thursday to Boston. Coach Larry Drew said he was told by trainer Wally Blase that it was a problem with a disc.

"I think I did a funny movement or something," Crawford said of the injury.

Crawford called it a day-to-day injury. He hoped to return to the lineup either for Sunday's game at New Jersey or Monday's game against Orlando at the latest."