MX23RW : Thursday, March 28 10:33:06| >> :600:61638489:61638489:

Steve Clifford hails Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

The Charlotte Hornets "can't play well" without small forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist for long periods of time, says coach Steve Clifford.

Charlotte Hornets head coach Steve Clifford has insisted that the team cannot survive without small forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.

The 21-year-old joined the team in 2012 and averages nine points per game across four seasons in the NBA.

Today, he put pen to paper on a new four-year contract, and Clifford believes that he is vital to the Hornets.

He told the team's official website: "As much as anybody that we have had in the two years I've been here, he's been the guy that we can't play well without for any long period of time."

Kidd-Gilchrist's contract is reportedly worth £33.5m.

ID:242071: cacheID:242071:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:1099:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist #14 of the Charlotte Bobcats celebrates late in the fourth quarter against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on November 5, 2013
Read Next:
Kidd-Gilchrist nearing Bobcats return
>