Kon Knueppel Nearly Back For The Hornets

Here’s some good news for Duke and Charlotte Hornets fans: Kon Knueppel, who has been out for a few weeks with a hamstring injury, is almost back.

The Hornets announced Thursday that they were going to send him down to their G League for a practice, which means he’s basically tuning up before returning to the Hornets.

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He had a sensational rookie season, nearly stealing the Rookie of the Year award from his former Duke roommate Cooper Flagg, averaging 18.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. He also utterly smashed the previous rookie three-point record of 206, set by Keegan Murray, hitting 273.

Thanks partly to Knueppel, the Hornets had a surprisingly good season last year, but made major changes nonetheless. LaMelo Ball is now a Minnesota Timberwolf. Former Blue Devil Grayson Allen is now a Hornet, as are Naz Reid, Royce O’Neale, Dennis Schröder, and rookies Hannes Steinbach and Christian Anderson (at some point this season, we really hope the Charlotte announcers can say “Hannes to Christian Anderson for a fairy-tale play!”)

No doubt the Hornets are eager to get Knueppel back so they can sort out their rotation and see where things stand, and it won’t be long now.

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Publish date : 2026-10-30 11:58:00

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