Nicolas Batum (sore right Achilles) misses practice on Thursday

Nicolas Batum
SG, Charlotte Hornets

Nicolas Batum (sore right Achilles) missed Thursday's practice after sitting out the second half of Wednesday's preseason game due to injury.

Batum has a little under two weeks to get himself ready for the regular season. Batum will need to improve his efficiency if he wants to hold off losing minutes to the Hornets' intended youth movement.

Source: Rick Bonnell on Twitter

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October 10, 2019, 1:26 pm

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