Hornets’ Jeff Taylor says he’s recovered from ruptured Achilles

Jeff Taylor, a 6-foot-7 forward, will be in Charlotte Hornets training camp Sept. 30, almost nine months after he ruptured his right Achilles tendon in a game against the Detroit Pistons.

It’s the first time he was ever seriously injured, and the experience was enlightening.

“It’s been a long road,” Taylor said. “With an Achilles injury, you have to be really patient – slowly getting back all your strength, back to what you were.”

“It’s not an injury anymore. It’s healed,” he said. “It’s not weighing on my mind.”