After missing three weeks due to a severely-sprained ankle, Chris Paul practiced Thursday and could return to action as soon as Friday.
Paul Returns To Practice, Could Play As Early As Friday
Chris Paul is one tough hombre. Three weeks after severely spraining his ankle, Paul was back at practice yesterday and could play as early as Friday, according to Jimmy Smith of the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
Paul clearly sounds like he wants to play, but he also admitted that he didn’t want to hurt the team by coming back when he wasn’t fully healed.
Read Article >Paul Recovering, Sheds Walking Boot
It seems that despite the severe ankle injury he suffered two weeks ago, the Hornets’ Chris Paul is already recovering quicker than expected. New Orleans’ Times-Picayune reports:
Read Article >Hornets Say Chris Paul Is Out ‘Indefinitely’
And the news gets even worse for Hornets fans. Via Marc Stein on Twitter.
What could “indefinitely” possibly mean? As a Wizards fan, I tend to prepare for the worst, but we’ll have to see. This certainly doesn’t sound good for a team with a lot of issues right now.
Read Article >Chris Paul Likely Out 3-4 Weeks
More from Yahoo!‘s Adrian Wojnarowski on the extend of Chris Paul’s absence with a sprained ankle:
Read Article >Wojnarowski: Paul Expected To Miss At Least One Week
From Adrian Wojnarowski’s Twitter:
Unfortunately for the Hornets, they can’t afford to play without their superstar for any length of time. The team is off to a 3-7 start and is led by a coaching staff that still appears to be figuring the team out. By the time Paul returns to the team, they could be in a much deeper hole.
Read Article >Chris Paul Sprains Ankle In Hornets’ Loss To Blazers
Even when Paul was in the game, his newly-retooled coaching staff hadn’t found a way to use him effectively, as Paul finished with only three points.
Updates will be posted as they become available. In the meantime, follow the the discussion among fans at our Hornets blog, At The Hive.
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