Hornets' Nicolas Batum: Questionable for Saturday

Batum is listed as questionable for Saturday's game against the Knicks due to a corneal abrasion.

Analysis:

Batum likely picked up the eye injury during Friday's overtime loss to the Knicks, but certainly didn't seem impacted by it, as he posted 18 points, nine rebounds and nine assists in a season-high 45 minutes. While the Hornets will wait and see how Batum is feeling closer to tip off, if it's determined that the abrasion has affected his vision at all, the swingman could be held out as a precaution. In that scenario, Marco Belinelli and Jeremy Lamb would be in line for expanded workloads.