Hornets guard Josh Green could make his season debut on Friday. He’s not listed on the team’s injury report for its game against the Bulls, Rod Boone of the Charlotte Observer tweets.
Green underwent left shoulder surgery in June and has been rehabbing the injury since the procedure. Green was unable to participate in training camp but has made steady progress. He was assigned to the team’s G League affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm, last week to get additional practice time.
Green is in the second year of a three-year, $41MM contract. He appeared in 68 games with Charlotte last season, all but one as a starter, and averaged 7.4 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.2 steals in 27.8 minutes per contest.
Green, who spent his first four seasons with Dallas, will boost a backcourt that has been thinned by injuries. LaMelo Ball (left ankle bone bruise), Tre Mann (right knee bone bruise) and Collin Sexton (left quad strain) are listed as out for Friday’s game by the team’s PR staff (Twitter link).