Hornets' Kemba Walker will play on Saturday

Charlotte Hornets guard Kemba Walker (illness) went through shootaround on Saturday morning and will be available to play Saturday night against the Utah Jazz, according to head coach Steve Clifford.

What It Means:

Walker showed up on the Hornets' injury report on Friday with an illness, but it appears he is feeling better. He is coming off a poor game Wednesday but was heating up over the last few weeks, so hopefully Walker can bounce back on Saturday despite a tough matchup against Utah.

Our models project Walker to post 22.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.1 steals over 34.3 minutes against the Jazz on Saturday.