Center Cody Zeller’s season is over, as the Charlotte Hornets scrambled for bodies Sunday in a home game against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Zeller had missed the previous 11 games with soreness and swelling in his left knee. He told the Observer last week he’d been advised he’d need several weeks of rest for optimum healing, but didn’t dismiss the possibility of playing in one or more of the final handful of games this season.
Sunday morning, Clifford said it seems pointless to try to have Zeller play with five games left and the team eliminated from playoff contention.