Al Jefferson is out two to three weeks with a strained left calf.

Jefferson is averaging 13.7 points in 26.2 minutes per game this season.

Jefferson's minutes per game has gone from 35.0 in his first year with the Hornets to 30.6 last season and now down to 26.2.

Steve Clifford and the Charlotte Hornets have agreed upon a three-year contract extension.

The deal includes a three-year guarantee that would keep Clifford in his current role through the 2018-19 season. The Hornets have an option on the 2019-20 season, a source said.

Clifford is in his third season as Hornets coach.

DeMarcus Cousins and Nicolas Batum have been named the NBA's Players of the Week for games played between Nov. 9th and Nov. 15th.

Cousins led the Kings to a 3-1 week behind averages of 32.5 points (tied-first in the conference) and 11.0 rebounds (third in the conference). He posted a point-rebound double-double in three of four contests, including a 40-point, 13-rebound effort on Nov. 13 during a 111-109 win over the Nets. The sixth-year big man connected on 9-of-19 (47.4 percent) three-point field goals on the week and also collected six blocks and three steals.

Batum led the Hornets to a 3-1 week behind averages of 25.5 points (fifth in the East), 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists. The French native ranked fifth in the conference in three-point field goal percentage (57.7 percent) as he connected on 15-of-26 triples on the week. Batum stuffed the stat sheet against his former team on Nov. 15. as he posted 33 points, six assists and five rebounds during a 106-94 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.

Jeremy Lamb and the Charlotte Hornets have agreed upon a three-year, $21 million extension.

Lamb was traded to the Hornets by the Oklahoma City Thunder this offseason.

Lamb was the 12th overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets.