Hornets' Mason Plumlee: Starting sans Kalkbrenner

Plumlee will start Sunday's game against Atlanta, Kevin Chouinard of the Hawks' official site reports.

With Ryan Kalkbrenner (ankle) sidelined, Plumlee will get the starting nod for the first time this season. The veteran big man has played a limited role thus far, and he has averaged just 7.0 minutes per contest over his last five appearances dating back to Nov. 2.