Gordon Hayward will be out at least two weeks with a calf strain. Hayward suffered the injury in Tuesday's game for the Charlotte Hornets against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Hayward is averaging 14.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.6 assists in 31.9 minutes over 25 games this season.

Hayward will be a free agent in 2024.

Miles Bridges was denied access to Canada and will not be able to play in Monday's game with the Charlotte Hornets against the Toronto Raptors. 

Bridges, who pleaded no contest to a felony charge of injuring a child's parent, was denied access to the country Sunday.

Bridges is currently serving three years of probation after pleading no contest in exchange for no jail time in the June 2022 domestic violence case involving the mother of his two children, who accused Bridges of assaulting her in front of the children.

The Phoenix Suns have claimed two-way player Theo Maledon off waivers. Maledon was waived by the Charlotte Hornets at the end of last week.

Phoenix has had an open two-way roster spot all season. Charlotte waived Maledon to add Nathan Mensah for some additional frontcourt depth.

In 13 NBA games this season, Maledon has averaged 4.2 points and 2.2 assists in 15.4 minutes per game. With several backcourt injuries last season, Maledon appeared in 44 NBA games for the Hornets. He averaged 6.7 points and 3.5 assists before re-signing on a second two-way deal with Charlotte over the summer.

Nate Mensah has signed a Two-Way contract with the Charlotte Hornets. Mensah has been playing with Charlotte's G League team.

Mensah went undrafted out of San Diego State.

Charlotte Hornets president and vice chairman Fred Whitfield stepped down from his role on Wednesday due to health reasons.

"Over the last 18 months I have successfully battled a serious case of throat cancer. I've also been focused on supporting my mother, who has her own health issues," said the 65-year-old in a statement.

Whitfield joined the franchise in 2006 and lead several initiatives, including renaming the team back to the Hornets and the launch of the Greensboro Swarm. 

Miles Bridges returned to the Charlotte Hornets on a one-year deal. It's expected that this will be Bridges' final season in Charlotte, according to Yahoo! Sports Jake Fischer.

Following missing the entirety of last season, following a domestic violence incident, Bridges re-signed with the Hornets. The veteran forward signed the $7.9 million qualifying offer Charlotte gave him to make him a restricted free agent.

Bridges missed the first 10 games of the season, as he completed a negotiated suspension from the NBA. Bridges has played in all seven of the Hornets games since completing his suspension.