Okogie was injured in the third quarter after stealing the ball from Clippers guard James Harden and converting a fast-break ...

Despite the latest dose of deflating injury news, after an MRI confirmed a strained left hamstring for recent acquisition Josh Okogie, the Charlotte Hornets coach refused to be downtrodden.

Allowing Josh Ogokie to gather himself ... it was definitely a whirlwind but these guys embraced me, showed me love,” Okogie told The Observer. “So, it was easy just to kind of get acclimated.” ...

Okogie suffered left hamstring tightness during Friday's game against the Clippers, and won't return. After logging 14 minutes off the bench, Okogie headed to the locker room with left hamstring ...

It didn't take long for Josh Okogie to live up to his billing. When the Charlotte Hornets traded for Okogie they acquired a dogged defender with a penchant for crashing the glass on both ends of ...

Netting two second-round picks is fine, and adding Josh Okogie gives them some flexibility in the backcourt. He’s just not that much of a needle-mover and he’s more expensive than Richards was.

Hopefully he leads us in that area. Just controlling the paint.” Durant on Josh Okogie: “I really appreciated how Josh approached the game and his love for his teammates. I wish him the best.

Okogie is in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nets. The Hornets will be extremely depleted for this contest, and Okogie will start at small forward due to the absence of Josh ...

And on Wednesday, the team made a move to reinforce that, as it decided to send Josh Okogie and second-round picks to the Charlotte Hornets for Nick Richards, according to Shams Charania of ESPN.

Charlotte Hornets forward Josh Okogie (12) celebrates during the second quarter against the Portland Trail Blazers at Spectrum Center. Scott Kinser USA TODAY NETWORK Besides providing a much ...