Michael Kidd-Gilchrist suffers dislocated shoulder in Hornets’ 1st preseason game

It took just one preseason game for the Charlotte Hornets to deal with real injury problems. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, their emerging small forward that has a history of injury trouble, suffered a dislocated right shoulder in the Hornets’ first preseason game against the Orlando Magic, the team announced.

Kidd-Gilchrist stayed in an Orlando hospital overnight and will be re-evaluated by doctors back in Charlotte on Monday, the team announced. X-Rays came back negative.

The injury occurred as Kidd-Gilchrist curled off a screen while being defended by Tobias Harris. He fell directly on that injured right shoulder.

The bad news is all too familiar for Kidd-Gilchrist, who has missed 47 games the last two seasons. He suffered a concussion in his second season and a foot injury last year. He has been effective when he plays, which is why the Hornets signed him to a four-year, $52 million contract extension this summer. Charlotte has won just 29 percent of its games when Kidd-Gilchrist has sat in the last two years.

Kidd-Gilchrist’s timetable will be determined by the tests he will undergo in the next few days. As a point of comparison, Cleveland’s Kevin Love saw his postseason end when he dislocated his shoulder against the Celtics last year. That injury required surgery.