Kemba Walker suffered a mild neck strain late in the 4th quarter against the Milwaukee Bucks. He left for the locker room and did not return to the game.

"So far he's OK. We'll know more [Saturday], but so far indications are that he is going to be OK," said Hornets coach James Borrego.

Walker was recently selected as a starter for the All-Star Game for the first time in his career. 

Tony Parker thought he would remain with the San Antonio Spurs for his entire career, but a June conversation with Gregg Popovich changed the dynamic.

"Pop just told me that I was going to be the third point guard, and I had to think really hard about if I was going to stay," Parker says. "So then I told him I'm not gonna stay. I think they really didn't believe I was gonna leave anyway. I think they thought I'd be like Manu and just stay."

Parker signed with the Charlotte Hornets.

The Spurs lost Dejounte Murray for the season in October, which would have created more minutes for Parker.

Kemba Walker said he trusts Mitch Kupchak's ability to build a team and will not be involved in roster decisions ahead of his impending free agency.  

"That's not my job. I'll leave it up to those guys. We have Mitch now, who's a great guy who's done a great job at building teams over his GM career. And I have a lot of trust in him. So, you know, we talk all the time. Who knows?"

The 28-year-old Walker is averaging a career-high 25.4 points on the season. He would be eligible for a 5-year, $221 million supermax contract if he makes any All-NBA team, wins the MVP, or gets named the Defensive Player of the Year.

Kupchak stated last July that Walker was viewed as a cornerstone of the Hornets moving forward. 

Desperate to move Nic Batum's contract, the Charlotte Hornets are willing to include Frank Kaminsky in a packaged deal.

The Hornets are paying Batum $24 million this season. Batum has one more year left on his deal, along with a player option worth $27.1 million for the 2020-21 season. He is averaging 8.8 points on the season.

Kaminsky is scoring a career-low 5.6 points in just over 11 minutes per game this year.

Cody Zeller suffered a broken right hand during the third quarter of the Charlotte Hornets 125-100 win over the Orlando Magic.

The Hornets gave no timetable for his return.

The 26-year-old Zeller started 34 games for the Hornets this season, averaging 9.2 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.