Hornets’ Al Jefferson Will Not Be at Full Strength for the Rest of the Season
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NBA via Utah Jazz(NEW YORK) — As the Charlotte Hornets fight for there playoff lives with the regular season winding down, they’ll have to do it with one of their best players feeling less than 100%.
Head coach Steve Clifford announced that center Al Jefferson will not be fully healthy for the remainder of the season.
“Al is not going to be 100 percent here the rest of the year. He is just not,” Clifford told The Charlotte Observer.
The team’s anchor, Jefferson underwent an MRI a couple weeks ago after injuring his knee and calf. No structural damage was found, but Jefferson hasn’t been the same player since.
Charlotte has gone 1-5 since and Jefferson has averaged just 15.3 and 7.3 rebounds per game, both below his season averages.
With just ten games left in the regular season, the Hornets are fighting with the Nets, Celtics, and Pacers for the eighth and final playoff spot. Just one game separates the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference, held by the Nets, and the 11th spot in the East, occupied by Charlotte.
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