ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Hornets forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist has left Charlotte's preseason opener with a right arm injury.
Gilchrist was curling off a screen late in the second quarter when he tumbled to the ground after absorbing a foul by a Magic player. He stayed down for several seconds, and got up holding his right shoulder. He was immediately helped to the locker room.
Prior to his injury, the fourth-year forward was 2 for 4 from the field with four points and one assist.
Gilchrist signed a four-year, $52 million extension in August. He averaged a career-high 10.