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Terry Rozier's Injury Status For Celtics-Hornets Game

Terry Rozier has been ruled out for Monday's game.

Ben Stinar

Terry Rozier's Injury Status For Celtics-Hornets Game
Terry Rozier's Injury Status For Celtics-Hornets Game /

On Monday evening, the Charlotte Hornets will host the Boston Celtics in North Carolina.  

For the game, they will remain without one of their best players, as Terry Rozier has been ruled out.   

Via Underdog NBA: "Terry Rozier (groin) listed out for Monday."

Rozier has played in five games so far this season and is averaging 22.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per contest while shooting 46.7% from the field and 25.8% from the three-point range.   

He has missed the previous seven games, so this will be his eighth straight out of action.   

The Hornets are 3-9 in their first 12 games, which has them as the 13th seed in the Eastern Conference. 

They are in the middle of a four-game losing streak and 1-6 in the seven games they have hosted on their home floor in North Carolina. 

Rozier is in his ninth season in the NBA and is coming off a year where he averaged 21.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.2 steals per contest while shooting 41.5% from the field and 32.7% from the three-point range in 63 games. 

Following the Celtics, the Hornets will play their next game against the Washington Wizards (at home) on Wednesday evening.

As for the Celtics, they are the first seed in the east with an 11-2 record in their first 13 games. 

They are in the middle of a six-game winning streak and most recently defeated the Memphis Grizzlies by a score of 102-100 on Sunday evening in Tennessee. 

More on the Charlotte Hornets can be read here 

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Ben Stinar is the NBA reporter for Fastbreak on FanNation.

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