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Hornets Injury Updates: Miller Exits as Absences Mount
Hornets lose key player as injury list swells.
In brief
Hornets lose key player as injury list swells. Charlotte Hornets forward Brandon Miller exits game with right groin soreness, compounding roster absences for the team. Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
Miller exits game
Brandon Miller left the second quarter with right groin soreness and was ruled out for the remainder of the contest.
Miller's impact
Logging 14 minutes before heading into the locker room, he recorded eight points and two rebounds while attempting to establish an early scoring rhythm.
Knueppel re-aggravated
Knueppel re-aggravated a left hamstring strain just six minutes into his long-awaited season debut.
Schröder's soreness
Schröder managing left thigh soreness leaves the second unit thin on ball-handlers.
Frontcourt adjustments
Losing Diabate deprives the team of its secret key to the offense, their most active rebounder (9.1 rebounds per game).
Roster moves
Recalled rookies Hannes Steinbach and Christian Anderson Jr. to provide immediate backup depth at center and point guard.
What happens next
Kalkbrenner must now anchor the primary drop-coverage schemes while maintaining fouling discipline against physical rolling bigs in the paint.
The bottom line
Charlotte Hornets forward Brandon Miller exits game with right groin soreness, compounding roster absences for the team.
