Miller out for Hornets for 1 week with hip strain Player1688 

Player1688 Charlotte Hornets winger Brandon Miller strained his left hip in the team’s season opener Wednesday against the Houston Rockets and will be sidelined until next week. Player1688 

Miller played the fewest minutes of the game, 11 minutes, before being substituted with 2:48 left in the second quarter and not returning for the second half. 

Before leaving the field, he shot 2 out of 4 times, shot two free throws, scored 6 points, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 rebound. 

Last season, the former No. 2 draft pick in the 2023  class averaged 17.3 points , 4.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists.   In 2023-24, he was the second-highest rookie scoring average behind Victor Wembanyama of the Azn Antonio Spurs. Player1688