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Hornets notes: Jordan says Curry isn't a hall of famer 'yet'; Charlotte healthy vs. Bulls

Hornets' owner Michael Jordan says that Steph Curry isn't a hall of famer yet. James Borrego said that Terry Rozier and Cody Zeller will start Wednesday.
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It looks like Michael Jordan was drinking tequila during this interview with the Today Show, but it's unclear how much he had before firing off the hottest of takes.

When responding to a question about Stephen Curry, the owner of the Charlotte Hornets said, "He's still a great player. Not a hall of famer yet though. He's not."

Alrighty, Mr. Jordan. That's certainly a spicy opinion.

I'll save you the Googling. Let's review Curry's resume so far in his NBA career: three-time champion, two-time MVP, six-time All-Star, three-time All-NBA First team, member of the 50-40-90 club, 2016 scoring champ, 2016 steals leader, third all-time in three-pointers made, 83rd all-time in assists, fifth all-time in three-point shooting percentage, 109th all-time in scoring.

Oh, and Curry just turned 30.

Sorry, Mike. Those are Hall of Fame credentials.

And a quick reminder: Mitch Richmond is in the basketball hall of fame. His career highlight was winning the all-star game MVP in 1995. He won a championship with the 2002 Lakers, playing 11.1 minutes per-game. He never made an All-NBA First Team.

Steph Curry isn't Michael Jordan. No one is. But Curry is most certainly worthy of the hall of fame. Anyone trying to make an argument otherwise is misinformed or being petty. Jordan falls into the latter category.

Hornets notes

  • On Tuesday, the Hornets reported no injuries for Wednesday's season-opener vs. the Chicago Bulls.
  • Hornets head coach James Borrego said that Terry Rozier and Cody Zeller will start against the Bulls. No other starters were revealed.
  • Nic Batum, healthy after nursing a sore achilles, is open to coming off the bench, according to Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer.
    • “I told him I don’t care if I start or not. The way the young guys are playing, I told him keep the lineup like that," Batum said.
  • According to Rod Boone of The Athletic, Hornets' general manager Mitch Kupchak said this of Malik Monk: “At some point you’re no longer a young project, developing player — you have to get on the court. Not only from our point of view because we’re evaluating him going forward, but from his point of view. He’s entering the third year of a four-year contract, and I’m sure he feels there is some urgency here."
  • The Hornets retained the G-League rights to all of the players they waived during training camp.
  • Duke product Zion Williamson was set to visit the Hornets on Nov. 9 with the New Orleans Pelicans, but it appears he will likely miss that game now with a knee injury.
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