Hornets forward Gordon Hayward will be reevaluated in two weeks after suffering a left calf strain on Tuesday against the Clippers, according to a team release (Twitter link).
Hayward played just 23 minutes on Tuesday in the game he suffered the injury. He left that contest in the third quarter and did not return.
Hayward has appeared in 25 games, all starts, for the Hornets this year, averaging 14.5 points and shooting 36.1% from beyond the arc. He’s in the final season of a four-year, $120MM contract he signed with Charlotte in 2020 and will earn $31.5MM in 2023/24.
Rookie Brandon Miller is also dealing with an ankle issue, but he’s expected to play on Thursday (Twitter link via Hornets) — he and Cody Martin are among those who could take over some of the minutes left by Hayward.
Thank God Danny didnt double down on the mistake of trading for him by resigning or extenending him.
Danny never traded for him
Kupchak’s last big money contracts haven’t been great. Hayward, Mozgov & Deng, and I hate to say it but all the money the Lakers shelled out to Kobe in his final playing years. Not to mention he traded SGA for the wife beater, whom he also re-signed.
Nor was he nearly as injury prone at the time he came to Boston. Stuff happens.
Maybe the worst value-for-the-dollar player in the NBA. And that’s a bold statement…
Ben Simmons is still the King.
Lonzo
He is definitely a nominee for the Chandler Parsons Award which is given annually to the player who receives the most money for playing the least amount of basketball.
And water is wet….
Another Bum who robbed an nba team. NBA players are the most over paid athletes in the country. I’m all for athletes gettin their money, but not these bums robbing the bank. Then again, F#€£ these dumb owners too!
I never would have gave this guy a big deal
Well, they did give the fellow the huge contract and it’s warranted…