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Charlotte Hornets forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist underwent an MRI Tuesday morning for an ankle sprain he suffered in the previous night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks.
MKG is having an MRI on his right ankle that he sprained last night, Clifford said they should have the results this afternoon #Hornets.
— SportsFromMyEyes (@JustinThomasNBA) March 21, 2017
Kidd-Gilchrist is no stranger to injuries — he’s missed 102 games over his last three seasons — so any time he reports pain, the Hornets are patient and thorough with him.
Luckily, he tweaked his ankle coming down from a routine dunk and ran around without much issue for a few plays after, so chances are the injury’s not serious. The Hornets believe as much.
INJURY UPDATE: @hornets Michael Kidd-Gilchrist underwent MRI on R ankle, results were negative, he will be PROBABLE for game at ORL on 3/22
— Charlotte Hornets PR (@HornetsPR) March 21, 2017
Still, any potential time he misses would be absolutely brutal, as the Hornets have finally been able to get their ideal starting five on the floor together and need that group to stay healthy if they have any hope whatsoever of squeaking into the playoffs.
That is still the goal, after all, regardless of how unlikely it looks on paper.
More to come as it becomes available.