Game Thread: Korver returns to lineup

032215 ATLANTA: Hawks guard Kyle Korver wears a protective mask as he prepares to play against the Spurs returning to action for the first time since breaking his nose against Los Angeles during a basketball game on Sunday, March 22, 2015, in Buford. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Credit: Chris Vivlamore

Credit: Chris Vivlamore

032215 ATLANTA: Hawks guard Kyle Korver wears a protective mask as he prepares to play against the Spurs returning to action for the first time since breaking his nose against Los Angeles during a basketball game on Sunday, March 22, 2015, in Buford. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Kyle Korver was back in the Hawks lineup Sunday after missing the past three games with a broken nose.

Korver will wear a protective mask, which he had on during pregame warmups before taking on the Spurs.

"It's not ideal," Korver said following his warm-up.

The starting shooting guard was injured last Sunday in Los Angeles and had a surgical procedure the following day. He missed the rest of the road trip as the Hawks went 1-2 without him.