Hornets Kidd-Gilchrist leaves game with shoulder injury
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Hornets coach Steve Clifford said forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was taken to the hospital for further evaluation Saturday night after injuring his right shoulder in Charlotte's 106-100 exhibition win over Orlando.
Kidd-Gilchrist was curling off a screen late in the second quarter when he tumbled to the ground after absorbing a foul by a Magic player. He stayed down for several seconds, and got up holding his shoulder. He was immediately helped to the locker room.
Clifford said that the injury put a damper on an otherwise productive preseason opener for the new-look Hornets, but didn't have an update on his status beyond him going to the hospital.
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''We're just waiting to hear anything, but nothing yet,'' he said.
Prior to his injury, the fourth-year forward was 2 for 4 from the field with four points and one assist.
Kidd-Gilchrist signed a four-year, $52 million extension in August. He averaged a career-high 10.9 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists, although he was limited to 55 games due to injuries.