What are you going to try and instill in the young guys as a veteran? Jusuf Nurkic: I’m still young. I just turned 30 this past summer. I feel like I’m in my prime, and I can do a lot of things.

Nurkic registered nine points (3-3 FG, 2-2 3Pt, 1-2 FT) and seven rebounds in 15 minutes during Thursday's 115-98 victory over New York. Nurkic made the most of his limited minutes off the bench ...

Nurkic will be in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Thunder. Nurkic will be a starter for the Hornets for the fifth time this season Friday in Oklahoma City. The veteran big man is ...

Another outing sporting the Charlotte Hornets’ uniform is complete, and Jusuf Nurkic sits at the stall in front of his locker, chatting it up while staring down at the iPhone that rests easily ...

Charlotte Hornets center Jusuf Nurkic (11) is settling in with his new team. Ron Chenoy USA TODAY NETWORK Another outing sporting the Charlotte Hornets’ uniform is complete, and Jusuf Nurkic ...

Jusuf Nurkic wanted out of Phoenix for an opportunity to get back in the starting lineup somewhere and with Williams, at the time, already heading to L.A., that was about to happen. Now ...

Nurkic has been playing sub-par basketball since being moved to Charlotte, averaging 7.5 points and 6.5 rebounds while shooting 49.4% from the field and 13.6% from three.

The Hornets will also be without center Jusuf Nurkic, who took a hard fall after slamming home a breakaway dunk on Friday night. Entering the game, Nurkic was already dealing with back spasms.

That's the case with Jusuf Nurkic, who was recently shipped to the Charlotte Hornets after falling behind in the Phoenix Suns' pecking order. Even so, the Bosnian big man still believes he can ...