The Charlotte Hornets' season is not off to an ideal start.
Guard Nicolas Batum will miss two-to-three weeks after sustaining an avulsion fracture in the middle finger of his left hand, the team announced Thursday.
The injury to his non-shooting hand occurred during Wednesday's home-opener win against the Chicago Bulls. He was initially listed as day-to-day after the game. The 30-year-old Frenchman appeared to be in good spirits Thursday on Twitter
I have the best medical staff! pic.twitter.com/KG7utGZm2s
— Nicolas Batum (@nicolas88batum) October 24, 2019
Batum is in the fourth year of a $120-million contract he signed in 2016 that features a player option for next season. He has underperformed dating back to 2017, averaging 10.3 points on 43.2% shooting in 140 combined games.
