The Hawks reserve center missed the first three exhibition games this preseason due to the hamstring, which was injured in a practice. The team announced the severity of the injury Tuesday evening following an MRI exam at Emory Orthopaedics and Spine Center on Monday.

Splitter is returning from hip surgery that limited him to 36 regular-season games in his first year with the Hawks. A four-week timetable would mean an earliest return of the second week of November with at least seven games missed.