It won't be the first meeting of the season when the Charlotte Hornets and Atlanta Hawks take the Spectrum Center court at circa 7 pm tonight. They already face

Trade rumors: Hornets' Brandon Miller enters talks while battling injury problems originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. While sitting at 8-18, the Charlotte Hornets have been a constant "what if" franchise as they continue to battle injuries season after season.

Atlanta Hawks star point guard Trae Young will return to action against the host Charlotte Hornets on Thursday night after a 22-game absence.

Preview the Atlanta Hawks' NBA matchup with Charlotte, including betting odds, tips, trends, and game information.

Charlotte Hornets rookie Sion James has injected the franchise with defensive purpose, which was the club's most glaring weakness before his arrival.

The Atlanta Hawks are reportedly getting a significant piece of their rotation back for Thursday's game against the Charlotte Hornets.

BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte hosts the Atlanta Hawks after the Hornets took down the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-111 in overtime. The Hornets have gone 7-12 against Eastern Conference teams. Charlotte is 7-11 against opponents over .500.

It's hard to believe, but Christmas is just nine days out. We still have time to put together our annual Hornets Christmas wish list, so let's knock this out and send it to Santa before this season spirals out of control.

Miles Bridges and Tidjane Salaün are currently getting the bulk of the minutes at the position now and they both have their moments. But when it comes to teams that may be a little bit bulkier down low, that’s when the Hornets tend to struggle by not being able to pull those bigger guys away from the basket consistently enough.