Hornets C Ely has fractured eye socket (AP) New Orleans center Melvin Ely has a fractured left eye socket that will keep him out of the lineup when the Hornets play at Dallas on Friday night. Ely was hurt when he was elbowed by the Nuggets' Kenyon Martin during the second quarter of the Hornets' 105-99 loss in Denver on Wednesday night. A Hornets spokesman said Thursday that a timetable for Ely's return will be set following further... Publish Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:42:36 PST Read more...