PJ Washington will not be playing the Las Vegas Summer League due to the same foot injury he suffered at Kentucky.
The Charlotte Hornets announced that Washington will be held out of the Summer League but is expected to be ready for training camp.
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Forward-center PJ Washington, who the Hornets selected 12th overall, will be held out of summer league with a sore left foot. This is a recurrence of an injury Washington had with Kentucky last season.
The Hornets do not anticipate Washington needing corrective surgery. However, as a precaution, they are shutting down the 6-foot-7 Washington, expected to play power forward and some center in the NBA.
Hornets coach James Borrego broke the news of Washington’s injury after summer practice Wednesday. He also disclosed that he anticipates Miles Bridges, the Hornets’ first-rounder from a year ago, playing primarily power forward next season, possibly starting at that position.
