The Charlotte Hornets Are Set to Face the Sacramento Kings and Extend Their Winning Streak to Three Games

The Charlotte Hornets Are Set to Face the Sacramento Kings and Extend Their Winning Streak to Three Games by Jerry Stephens

Cody Zeller and P.J. Hairston have returned to practice for the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday, November 22nd and they are both listed as questionable to play against the Sacramento Kings on Monday night.

Cody Zeller practiced today after missing Friday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers with a left ankle strain. According to the Charlotte Hornets PR, Cody said afterwards that he feels good. That is a positive sign for him and the team. Zeller brings energy and rebounding to the team whether he starters or comes off of the bench.

He is usually the first player off of the bench for the team but started in the last game he played in because P.J. Hairston was injured and was forced to miss the game.

Hairston practiced today after missing the last three games with a right quad contusion. He will likely be closer to a game time decision based on his questionable status. Hairston started the first 10 games of the season for the Charlotte Hornets until he went down with the right quad contusion against the Portland Trailblazers and he has been forced to miss the past three games.

Zeller is averaging 6.4 points per game and 5.3 rebounds per game in 21 minutes per game. Even though Hairston has started every game that he has played so far this season his stats aren’t anything special but he has averaged 4.8 points per game and 2.1 rebounds per game in 17.5 minutes.

With both of these players being forced to miss the Charlotte Hornets previous game against the Philadelphia 76ers, the team’s rotation and line-up was all out of sorts as they were forced to slide in Jeremy Lin to the starting line-up which changed the fire power off of the bench.

While the Charlotte Hornets still got the win, it is better for the team to have a regular line-up and rotation but injuries happen and they are inevitable. They have done a great job of battling through them so far this year.

We will update the statuses of Cody Zeller and P.J. Hairston as more news becomes available.