With his team on a four-game losing streak, Coach Byron Scott may need to juggle his rotation again for Friday's game against the Chicago Bulls because of injuries.

Backup point guard Bobby Jackson, the team's fourth-leading scorer, could miss the game after his ribs were bruised in Tuesday's loss to the Toronto Raptors. The Hornets are listing him as questionable, but Jackson said Wednesday he likely won't play.

"It's real bad right now," said Jackson, who did not practice.

The NBA fined New Orleans Hornets point guard Bobby Jackson $20,000 on Monday for verbally abusing officials and failing to the leave the court in a timely fashion after being ejected.

Jackson was tossed in the third quarter of the Hornets' 85-73 loss at Dallas on Saturday night when he was hit with two technicals.

Peja Stojakovic scored a career-high 42 points and directed a decisive fourth-quarter run as the Hornets beat the Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday night, breaking a three-game losing streak.

"I just came out aggressive, playing like every other game. I got going, so guys kept looking for me," Stojakovic said. "I kept playing, I kept shooting the ball.

"I don't know how to describe it," said Stojakovic, who scored New Orleans' first 20 points of the game. "When you're a shooter, you just shoot it even when you're missing - just trying to get yourself involved in the game, and when you make a couple in a row your teammates start looking to you."

New Orleans Hornets starting forward David West will miss at least two games with a strained right forearm, a team official said Monday.

Hornets spokesman Scott Hall said West will miss the team's home game in Oklahoma City on Tuesday against the Charlotte Bobcats and Wednesday night's road game against the Detroit Pistons.

West injured the forearm during the Hornets' loss at Portland on Friday.

The Hornets opened up their season at home in New Orleans and commissioner David Stern said that while hte short-term issues of the city supporting basketball have been resolved, long-term issues still need to be addressed.

"We have to do it shortly upon the return," Stern said on Sunday. "We have to lock it all in, otherwise it becomes a lame duck and that's really bad for us, but it's even worse for New Orleans."

While an official announcement from the company is expected to be made as early as this weekend, Chris Paul and the Jordan Brand have agreed on a six-year endorsement deal.

Paul originally signed a four-year contract with Nike worth approximately $600,000 a year shortly before becoming the fourth overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft.

The Jordan Brand is part of Nike, but it is unknown how much Paul's new contract with Jordan is worth.

The Jordan Brand is also endorsed by NBA players Carmelo Anthony, Ray Allen, Richard Hamilton, Michael Finley, Eddie Jones and Mike Bibby, MLB players Derek Jeter and Andruw Jones, NFL players Terrell Owens, Marvin Harrison and Warren Sapp, and boxer Roy Jones Jr.

"It's huge," Paul said of his deal with Jordan. "That's the best player to ever play the game. I think it's a tremendous honor to wear the shoe."