Fernando (back) has been ruled out for Tuesday's game against the Lakers, Brad Rowland of the Locked On Podcast Network reports.
Tuesday night will mark Fernando's fifth consecutive missed game due to injury, and he has missed eight out of the Hawks' last nine. In the 13 games in which he has appeared in this season, Fernando has averaged 2.9 points, 2.0 rebounds, 0.4 blocks, 0.3 assists and 0.2 steals over 6.5 minutes.