JT Thor peeled the warmups off for his first meaningful action in weeks in the Charlotte Hornets’ loss to Memphis on Saturday. It sounds like the rookie forward is on track for an encore Tuesday night.
With the Hornets still missing three key rotation players, Thor is in line to get some more playing time in Charlotte’s matchup with Minnesota. The raw, 6-foot-9 big man out of Auburn will come off the bench again and try to help the Hornets snap out of a funk during which they’ve dropped seven of their last eight games.
Thor played the entire fourth quarter Saturday, being inserted to infuse some defensive intensity because the Hornets were having trouble stopping the Grizzlies.