Hornets’ Brandon Miller has successful surgery. How long will he be sidelined?
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.
- Brandon Miller underwent surgery Wednesday to address left shoulder instability.
- The Hornets said Miller is expected to make a full recovery but is sidelined indefinitely.
- Miller led Charlotte with a 20.2 scoring average in 2025-26.
Brandon Miller’s offseason began with surgery.
The Charlotte Hornets announced that Miller had a procedure done Wednesday to address left shoulder instability. Although expected to make a full recovery, Miller will be sidelined indefinitely.
No specific timetable for his return was given, meaning it’s unclear whether he will be fully ready to participate in training camp in the fall.
Miller played through the shoulder injury for the better part of the 2025-26 campaign. It initially cropped up during Charlotte’s second game of the season in Philadelphia. Diagnosed with a left shoulder subluxation, Miller missed 13 games while rehabilitating the injury.
Upon his return, he wore a wrap on the shoulder during games for the rest of the season, and brushed off questions about it wherever the subject was brought up.
Miller led the Hornets in points, averaging 20.2, and contributed 4.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists and a steal in 65 appearances during his third season.
Wednesday’s surgery is just the latest for the swingman.
Miller also had a procedure in January 2025 to repair a torn scapholunate ligament in his right wrist, forcing him to miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season.
