Nurkic (back) is available for Friday's game against the Cavaliers. Nurkic has played off the bench in the last two games, though he's failed to record more than 15 minutes in any of those contests.

Nurkic is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Warriors. Mark Williams will man the middle for the Hornets in his return after sitting out the front end of a back-to-back ...

Despite these performances, one important piece stuck out throughout the night: the lack of Jusuf Nurkic. The Hornets acquired Nurkic from the Phoenix Suns at the trade deadline in exchange for ...

He has yet to make his Suns debut, after he was acquired from Charlotte with Vasa Micić for Jusuf Nurkic at the Feb. 6 trade deadline. Backup guard Monte Morris was listed as questionable with ...

Still, when Jusuf Nurkic checked into the game midway into the opening quarter Saturday night for his latest outing as a member of the Charlotte Hornets, receiving a decent round of applause ...

When the Hornets dealt Mark Williams and acquired Jusuf Nurkic, it was not exactly expected for the two to have to play together. The league had other plans, however, with Williams deal to Los ...