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When the Portland Trail Blazers play the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday, they will still be without starting point guard Scoot Henderson.
Following the NBA All-Star break, Henderson will miss his second straight Blazers game due to a left adductor issue. Henderson did not play in Portland’s Friday night loss to the Denver Nuggets.
Prior to Friday’s game, Chauncey Billups, the head coach of the Blazers, didn’t seem concerned about the injury. According to Billups, Henderson adjusted the injury during the Rising Stars challenge at All-Star Weekend, and it had been bothering him. Observing Henderson struggle during a workout, the Blazers made the decision to exercise caution with their highly valued rookie.
The Blazers started rookie small forward Kris Murray in place of Henderson in the opening lineup against Denver rather than switching to a guard. It was an intriguing touch to surround Anfernee Simons and Deandre Ayton with three wings, but it didn’t really matter against the championship-caliber Nuggets.
Murray scored nine points and pulled down eight rebounds for the Blazers in his 35 minutes of action against Denver.
