No Hawks player has inspired more Internet chatter in recent weeks than veteran shooting guard Tony Delk.

Is he healthy? Can he play? What's the deal?

The heel injury Delk had during training camp healed weeks ago. But he's been active for just one game all season and hasn't played a second since the preseason, when he averaged 4.0 points and 2.0 rebounds. Delk is as confused about his inactivity as anyone but has resisted the urge to speak out publicly, which he declined to do before Tuesday night's game against Toronto.

"Right now [Hawks general manager] Billy [Knight] and I need to sit down and discuss Tony's future and where it lies with our franchise," Hawks coach Mike Woodson said. "We have a lot of perimeter guys. Is Tony good enough to still play? Sure he is. Has he been a true professional and then some? Absolutely. He's been all that and more. So I have no beef with Tony, and I'm sure the organization feels the same way I do. He has to just continue to work as long as he's with us, which I'm sure he'll do. And we really have to figure out what we're going to do on our end."