With the NBA season rapidly approaching and training camp looming, has a message for fans of the Charlotte Hornets. “It’s going to be a different approach to every game,” Bridges said in an interview with The Observer. “You are going to see a different type of intensity from this team, a lot of guys buying into stuff.

So, they should be very excited for this season.” It all gets under way in earnest on Tuesday when Bridges, LaMelo Ball and the rest of the Hornets for their first official practice under coach Charles Lee. Here are five things to keep an eye out for over the next few weeks leading up to the regular-season opener in Houston on Oct.

23: Will Mark Williams bounce back and stay off the injured list? So far, the answer is no. Things are already off to a rough start the big man entering his third season. Mere days before the start of camp, Williams strained a tendon in his left foot during an offseason workout Thursday, and he’ll be out until he’s re-evaluated in at least two weeks.

This latest injury just adds to the question marks after Williams missed the bulk of 2023-24 after due to what was initially termed as a lower back contusion, needing more time to get himself right than originally anticipated. That left a shroud of mystery surrounding his health. In his most recent public comments, , he insisted he was healthy and primed for a bounce-back season.

“I can appreciate concern,” Williams said at the time. “I can understand where they are co.