Nurkic will be a starter for the Hornets for the fifth time this season Friday in Oklahoma City. The veteran big man is averaging 10.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.0 blocks per ...

Jusuf Nurkic wanted out of Phoenix for an opportunity to get back in the starting lineup somewhere and with Williams, at the ...

Nurkic made the most of his limited minutes off the bench Thursday. Mark Williams is being held out for injury management Friday against the Thunder, leaving the Hornets very shorthanded. Nurkic could ...

When the Charlotte Hornets dealt Mark Williams and acquired Jusuf Nurkic at the NBA's trade deadline, it was assumed that the ...

The Hornets will also be without center Jusuf Nurkic, who took a hard fall after slamming home a breakaway dunk on Friday night. Entering the game, Nurkic was already dealing with back spasms.

Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has come under criticism for including Ahmed Musa and Kelechi Iheanacho in Nigeria’s provisional squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and ...

What are you going to try and instill in the young guys as a veteran? Jusuf Nurkic: I’m still young. I just turned 30 this past summer. I feel like I’m in my prime, and I can do a lot of things.

One of the Suns' latest additions from the Jusuf Nurkic trade, Cody Martin (sports hernia), is out. Monte Morris (back spasms) and Jalen Bridges (two-way, G League) are out, too. The Pelicans' Kelly ...