Charlotte prepares for Atlanta with four players sidelined
The Charlotte Hornets will remain without Coby White and Kon Knueppel for their home opener against the Atlanta Hawks, with Grant Williams and Kylan Boswell also sidelined. The team updated its availability on Thursday, October 22, ahead of Friday's game in Charlotte.
For Philippine viewers, the matchup is scheduled for 7 a.m. on Saturday, October 24. That corresponds to 7 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on October 23 in the United States.
White is dealing with a calf injury, while Knueppel and Williams are listed with hamstring injuries. Boswell is unavailable with a knee issue. No confirmed return game for the four players was provided in the reporting checked for this article.
Charlotte enters after beating Brooklyn 110–103 in its season opener. The victory showed how much its available players could contribute while regular rotation options remained out: Grayson Allen scored 21 points off the bench, and Naz Reid recorded seven assists.
Allen made five of eight three-point attempts against the Nets. Those shots gave Charlotte scoring support without White and Knueppel, although one strong opening performance does not remove the challenge of sustaining production through additional absences.
The Hawks game begins a home back-to-back for the Hornets, who are scheduled to face Miami the following night in the United States. That places immediate emphasis on how Charlotte distributes minutes among its available players.
The confirmed news remains the four absences for Atlanta. Any later upgrade should be checked against the team's next injury report rather than inferred from training activity or the opening-night win.