Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams will miss training camp and the start of preseason with a strained tendon in his left foot, the team announced Friday. Williams suffered the injury in a workout Thursday.

Hornets center Mark Williams was given a recent injury update following an offseason workout ahead of the 2024-25 season

Mark Williams’ training camp is already over before it even begins. The Charlotte Hornets announced late Friday night that the third-year center suffered a strained tendon in his left foot during an offseason workout Thursday, sidelining him for at least two weeks.

Hornets' center Mark Williams suffers foot injury, sidelining him from upcoming training camp and requiring re-evaluation in two weeks.

The 7-foot Duke product will be sidelined when the team heads to Durham for training camp and will be re-evaluated in two weeks.

So far, the answer is no. Things are already off to a rough start the big man entering his third season. Mere days before the start of camp, the Hornets announced Williams strained a tendon in his left foot during an offseason workout Thursday, and he’ll be out until he’s re-evaluated in at least two weeks.

Training camp is less than a week away from beginning, which means the Hornets season is just around the corner. After what felt like one of the longest off-seasons, it's now time for the team to start getting ready for the season.