Batum returns to action for Hornets after 3-game absence

Good health appears to be slowly returning to the Charlotte Hornets.

Swingman Nicolas Batum will play Wednesday against the Utah Jazz after missing the last three games with a toe injury.

Charlotte has been fighting through a tough stretch of late, as Batum, Al Jefferson, Cody Zeller, and Jeremy Lamb have all been dealing with injuries. Lamb was ruled out again Wednesday, his seventh missed game in the last eight, with his own toe injury. They've also been missing starting small forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who has yet to play this season.

The Hornets are 4.2 points per 100 possessions better with Batum on the floor than off, per Basketball-Reference.