And the farm Nick Richards. The center of Charlotte Hornets he will have to remain out indefinitely due to a fractured rib. The injury, suffered Friday night against the Boston Celtics, initially appeared to involve the shoulder. Further medical investigations have instead specified that it is one break of the first rib under the right collarbone. The team itself announced it.
More bad injury news: Nick Richards is out for an extended period with a cartilage fracture in his right first rib underneath his clavicle, #Hornets announce.
Richards will be reevaluated “every other week,” Hornets say, making it uncertain when the big man will return.
— Rod Boone (@rodboone) November 5, 2024
Recovery times are not specified. Richards is considered week-to-weekwhich means that he will be monitored weekly to verify the possibility (or not) of returning to the parquet. The first evaluation will take place in two weeks, but it is still to be considered out indefinitely. This season, his fifth with the Hornets, Richards was averaging 11 points and 10 rebounds per game and was making the most of his opportunity to start due to Mark Williams’ foot injury. The coach Charles Leedespite the injury, still wanted to underline the importance of a player like the former Kentucky player in the Hornets’ system:
“Nick has been a big part of what we’ve done these first five games. I was very happy with him and his ability to dominate the paint. He’s helping us with his pick-and-roll coverage and understanding the different spaces to be in at the center of the court, creating some indecision for the players who handle the ball.”
Not only that.
“He is also one of our leading offensive rebounders. It’s a very unfortunate loss.”
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