Hornets’ Nicolas Batum suffers broken middle finger
It’s only the first game of the season and Nicolas Batum is already hurt.
Batum left Wednesday night’s Charlotte Hornets opener against the Chicago Bulls with a right hand injury, the team said.
Later, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that Batum suffered a broken right middle finger.
Batum had four rebounds and two assists in 11 minutes prior to exiting. The 30-year-old averaged 9.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 31.4 minutes per game last season.
