Hornets coach James Borrego anticipates that shooting guard Malik Monk will miss at least two weeks due to a sprained right ankle, Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer tweets.
Monk was injured when he landed awkwardly after colliding with Brooklyn’s Jeff Green during the fourth quarter on Thursday.
Charlotte entered Friday’s action with a tenuous hold on the No. 4 spot in the Eastern Conference.
For the fourth straight season, Monk is one of the Hornets’ key reserves. He’s averaging a career-best 13.1 PPG, 2.7 RPG and 1.9 APG in 21.7 MPG while appearing in 32 contests this season. Monk has knocked down a career-best 42.4% of his 3-point attempts.
He enjoyed one of the best games of his career last Friday, pouring in 32 points in 26 minutes in a five-point win over Miami. Monk is headed to free agency this summer — Charlotte could make him restricted if it extends a $7MM+ qualifying offer.
Caleb Martin and Cody Martin could see more action in Monk’s absence.
I wonder if Grant Riller might finally see some playing time. I liked him in the draft at the top end of the 2nd round, before he ended up falling to the end. Now might be a good time to see how he looks, with decisions on Monk and Graham coming
I agree, I’d like to see what Riller has. He could get a few mins here and there and maybe make an impact
They could use his shooting at the 2 regardless, and with Monk out now, that’s obviously a bigger need
This really makes it a 10 way race from 4 to 10 in the East. CHA will be tough next year with 1 or 2 pickups, but this year is trying to hang on in order to get knocked out in round 1 or even round -1.
Pray for Monk
Lol i see what you did there.