Hornets guard Michael Carter-Williams will undergo surgery on a torn labrum in his left shoulder and will miss the remainder of the season.
Carter-Williams, the 2013-14 Rookie of the Year, suffered the injury during the second quarter of the Hornets’ 98-103 loss to Toronto on Sunday.
INJURY UPDATE: Michael Carter-Williams has suffered a posterior labral tear in his left shoulder – will undergo surgery to address the injury and will miss the remainder of the season.https://t.co/IfYbNYNAhv pic.twitter.com/iGlFqg6uUN
— Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) March 9, 2018
Per Hornets press release:
Hornets guard Michael Carter-Williams has suffered a posterior labral tear in his left shoulder. The injury was confirmed after Carter-Williams underwent an MRI and was examined by Hornets team orthopedist Dr. Marc Cook of Novant Health.
The injury occurred with 4:05 left in the second quarter of Charlotte’s game at Toronto on March 4. Carter-Williams will undergo surgery to address the injury and will miss the remainder of the season.