Charlotte Hornets center Cody Zeller has been cleared for full-contact practice, roughly a month removed from breaking his left hand.
Zeller was part of the Hornets’ live scrimmage Wednesday, according to coach James Borrego. Zeller’s timeline for clearance to play has been early February, after he had surgery on his hand Christmas Eve in New York City.
It’s not yet known whether Zeller scrimmaging Wednesday might indicate him playing sooner than early next month. But he appeared to retain conditioning well during the month away, according to teammate P.J. Washington.
“Cody looked good out there.