Charlotte Hornets forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist wasn't expected to play this season after undergoing surgery on his left shoulder to fix a torn labrum he suffered in a preseason game. Instead, Kidd-Gilchrist returned ahead of schedule on January 29, and played a span of seven games. Playing tough defense and averaging 12.7 points and 6.4 assists, Kidd-Gilchrist's presence helped the Hornets pick up five quality wins.
Sadly, his triumphant return got cut short.
Kidd-Gilchrist dislocated and re-tore the labrum in the previously injured shoulder on February 10 in a game against the Indiana Pacers. Kidd-Gilchrist did not immediately undergo surgery as the Hornets were going to reevaluate the extent of his injury after the All-Star break. But now according to The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski, Kidd-Gilchrist will have shoulder surgery for the second time in four months to repair his torn labrum and will miss the rest of the season.
After suffering another torn labrum, Charlotte Hornets forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist will undergo shoulder surgery and will miss the remainder of the season, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
Kidd-Gilchrist re-injured the shoulder Feb. 10 in a win over the Indiana Pacers after aggressively rehabbing from October shoulder surgery to return much sooner than expected.
A bummer for the Hornets and Kidd-Gilchrist, who has been instrumental to Charlotte's success over the past several seasons. Via The Sporting News' Adi Joseph, Charlotte is 67-57 with Kidd-Gilchrist playing over the past three seasons, and 36-57 without him.
One of the better wing defenders in the NBA, Kidd-Gilchrist signed a four-year, $52 millon extension last summer and looked poised to lead an improved Hornets team into the postseason after missing the playoffs in 2015. Now Kidd-Gilchrist will unfortunately have to go through another exhausting round of rehab and recuperation before suiting up for the Hornets at the start of the 2016-17 season.
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