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Kon Knueppel makes abbreviated season debut for Hornets
Nov 05 2026 02:48 · By From NBA.com News Services · 35 Reads
Kon Knueppel led the NBA with 273 3-pointers made last season.
Charlotte Hornets guard-forward Kon Knueppel made his season debut Wednesday
against the Brooklyn Nets
. He missed the first eight games of the season with a left hamstring strain.
Unfortunately, Knueppel experienced soreness in that left leg early in Wednesday’s game. He exited in the first quarter and was ruled out shortly after, finishing with 3 points (0-1 FGs, 3-3 FTs) in five minutes.
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— Charlotte Hornets (@hornets)
November 4, 2026
INJURY UPDATE:
@hornets
forward Kon Knueppel left the 1Q of tonight’s game in BKN with soreness in his left leg and will not return to the game.
— Charlotte Hornets PR (@HornetsPR)
November 5, 2026
Knueppel is coming off a standout rookie season in which he finished runner-up for Kia Rookie of the Year to his former Duke teammate Cooper Flagg, after averaging 18.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists while shooting 42.5% from 3-point range. He also set the NBA record for
most 3-pointers made by a rookie
and led the league in total 3-pointers (273).
The Hornets selected Knueppel with the No. 4 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.