(Reuters) - The struggling Charlotte Bobcats were dealt a blow as leading scorer Gerald Henderson is expected to be sidelined for two-to-four weeks with a strained hamstring, the National Basketball Association team said on Thursday.

The guard suffered the injury to his right leg in the third quarter of Wednesday's 112-68 loss to the Portland Trailblazers and had an MRI scan on Thursday.

Henderson, 24, is averaging a team-high 15 points to go along with 4.4 rebounds in 21 games this season.

The struggling Bobcats, whose 3-20 record is the league's worst this season, have lost their last 10 games.

(Reporting by Mark Lamport-Stokes in Los Angeles; Editing by Frank Pingue; To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)