BREAKING: James Bouknight to miss Summer League

Bouknight recently had surgery on a broken pinky finger and will miss summer league

James Plowright | Jun 28, 2022

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Rod Boone of the Charlotte Observer reported some disappointing news Tuesday evening as he confirmed James Bouknight will miss the 2022 NBA Summer League.

Bouknight has reportedly had surgery to repair a tendon on his right pinky finger, an injury he must have picked up during off-season training. There are no reports at this stage to suggest Bouknight will be missing for any of training camp, but ligament injuries can have longer recovery times than broken bones.

Bouknight was set to be the headline name on a stacked summer league roster, with his absence expect Hornets 2nd round pick Bryce McGowens to receive additional player time. Ty-shon Alexander out of Creighton who went undrafted in 2020 also projects to see minutes at shooting guard.

Published Jun 28, 2022

JAMES PLOWRIGHT

Twitter: @British_Buzz Linked In: James Plowright Muck Rack: James Plowright About Me Bylines for: Sports Illustrated, Sky Sports NBA, SB Nation, Queen City Hoops Based in Manchester in the United Kingdom, I have covered the Charlotte Hornets since 2008. When I was 16 years old I won a blogging competition on Bobcats.com, this ignited my passion for journalism and since then I went on to write for a variety of blogs; Hornets Planet, Queen City Hoops and At The Hive. In 2022 I took on the role as site content manager for the Charlotte Hornets Fannation site (AllHornets.com). I am also the founder of the All Hornets Podcast Network, having recorded over 350+ Hornets related podcasts. Awards - The All Hornets podcast was nominated for "Best Team Podcast" in the 2022 Sports Podcast Awards. - I was nominated for "Sports Writer of the Year" in 2013 for LSU Media while studying my B.A in History and International Relations at Loughborough University.