Brandon Miller Exits Friday's Game With Groin Injury, Adding to Hornets' Medical Drama
Underdog NBA reported that Miller would not return Friday due to a groin injury.
There are bad beats, and then there is watching your star forward head to the locker room before the halftime hot dogs are even cold. According to Underdog NBA, has been officially ruled out for the rest of Friday's game with a groin injury.
When a team announces a player will not return this early in the night, you know it is not just a minor tweak. Groin injuries in the NBA have a nasty habit of lingering like a bad group-chat rumor, meaning this is likely more than a one-night problem for the Charlotte .
For context, Miller has already been navigating a left knee contusion and a shoulder subluxation. At this point, his medical chart reads less like a scouting report and more like a WebMD doom-scroll.
Charlotte simply cannot catch a break when it comes to keeping their young core on the floor. Just when it looks like the rotation is finally stabilizing, another body part betrays them and sends the coaching staff scrambling for answers.
For the fantasy managers and prop bettors who backed Miller tonight, my condolences on the brutal early exit. With his minutes suddenly vanishing, the offensive burden shifts heavily, and the secondary prop markets are about to get weird.
With Miller sidelined, expect guys like Josh Green and Sion James to see a noticeable bump in playing time. Neither is going to replicate Miller's scoring gravity, but someone has to soak up those wing minutes.
Looking ahead, the will likely send Miller for imaging to figure out exactly how much time he is going to miss. Until we get a concrete recovery timeline, treat Charlotte's wing rotation as a nightly guessing game.