Forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was forced to leave Saturday’s preseason opener against the Orlando Magic after suffering a dislocated right shoulder late in the second quarter.
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Charlotte Hornets small forward, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, was injured early in tonight’s preseason game against the Orlando Magic. It could very well boil down to whether or not Kidd-Gilchrist needs surgery to fix the shoulder (which Love did). Kidd-Gilchrist was mentioned as a possible Defensive Player of the Year candidate last season.
Rookie 7-footer Frank Kaminsky didn’t enter the game for the first time until 9:58 remained.
Kidd-Gilchrist has seen his time on the court dwindle over the first three seasons of his career.
Midseason form: Offseason acquisition Nicolas Batum, who Charlotte hopes can be a third scoring option, was active with 14 points and six rebounds. They ended up 12 of 31 from long range, led by Williams’ 3-of-6 showing.
The Hornets managed to go win their opening bout 106-100, behind strong performances from new recuits Jeremy Lin (17 points, 7 assisnts), Jeremy Lamb (16 points) and Nicholas Batum (14 points).
Up next: Charlotte is at Miami on Sunday night.
“We’re going to actually get over there and watch a few film with him today”, Hoiberg said.
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Never one to romance the past or get overly sentimental about much of anything, Scott Skiles repeatedly declined invitations from the Orlando Magic through the years to honor his NBA-record 30-assist night from 25 years ago. Teammate C.J. Watson quickly committed a foul so Marble could retrieve the shoe.
