Charlotte Hornets guard/forward Nicolas Batum (knee) will play and start Friday versus the Philadelphia 76ers.
Batum only wound up missing two games with the knee injury. He's leading the team with 34.5 minutes played per game.
Batum is averaging a career-best 15.1 points and 5.8 assists to go with 7.4 rebounds and 1.1 steals over 34.5 minutes per game. His 0.2 nERD ranks 132nd in the NBA and is tied for fifth on the Hornets.
Source: Rotoworld.com