Brandon Miller returns from a 13-game absence against the Clippers
After winning two of their first three games of the season, v Charlotte Hornets to have stumbled on the table despite getting a strong performance from their younger player. Help is on the way, however, with Brandon Miller expected to return to court.
After missing the last 13 games with a left shoulder subluxation, Miller was taken off the Hornets’ injury report for Saturday afternoon’s game against the LA Clippers.
Miller suffered the injury in the Hornets’ second game of the season, and has been nursing the injury ever since. In his first game of the season, Miller scored 25 points with seven assists, one steal and one block on 8-of-19 shooting from the field.
He then suffered a shoulder injury nine minutes into the second game of the season against the Philadelphia 76ers. He left the game, did not return, and was sidelined for almost a month due to injury.
The Hornets have a chance to get Brandon Miller’s return to the court off to a good start with a struggling LA Clippers team in town.
Losers of nine of their last 10 games, the Clippers will be without star Kawhi Leonard as well as Bradley Beal, Derrick Jones Jr. and Jordan Miller. Leonard will miss his 10th straight game with a sprained left ankle and foot. He has increased his participation in practice, but is reportedly still not making contact.
Bradley Beal will miss the rest of the season after undergoing hip surgery this week, Derrick Jones Jr. will miss at least six weeks after suffering a Grade 2 MCL sprain this week, and Jordan Miller is dealing with a left hamstring injury.
Tre Mann is listed as questionable for the Hornets with left ankle soreness and Zion James is listed as probable with left groin soreness. Josh Green (shoulder surgery) and Grant Williams (knee surgery) have been out all season and will remain out.
2025-11-22 00:10:00
