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Kon Knueppel won’t return to Hornets-Nets clash with leg sorness

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Kon Knueppel’s first game in the 2026-27 NBA season did not last long. The Charlotte Hornets forward played in only six minutes of Wednesday night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, before leaving the game with an apparent lower-body issue. Charlotte later announced that the former Duke Blue Devils star is […] The post Kon Knueppel won’t return to Hornets-Nets clash with leg sorness appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Hornets Reveal Kon Knueppel’s Final Status Ahead of Nets Matchup

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The Charlotte Hornets (3-5) are struggling to gain footing at the beginning of the 2026-27 season. Charlotte currently holds the worst offense in the NBA eight games in. There’s reasoning behind this current mark, including in early injuries to core players. Two of the five starting players for the Hornets (Coby White, Kon Knueppel) have […] The post Hornets Reveal Kon Knueppel’s Final Status Ahead of Nets Matchup appeared first on HEAVY.

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Hornets’ Kon Knueppel injury report upgrade confirms season debut

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Charlotte Hornets sharpshooting wing Kon Knueppel is expected to make his season debut on Wednesday night against the Brooklyn Nets. Knueppel, who has missed each of the Hornets’ first eight games of the 2026-27 season, has been sidelined since suffering a left hamstring strain during the preseason. Last season’s Rookie of the Year runner-up has […] The post Hornets’ Kon Knueppel injury report upgrade confirms season debut appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Coby White Gets Positive Injury Update for Hornets

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Charlotte Hornets guard Coby White has received a positive injury update for the team after missing the first seven games of the season. White has missed all seven of the Hornets’ games so far this season with a calf injury. However, it appears that the North Carolina will finally be making his season debut for […] The post Coby White Gets Positive Injury Update for Hornets appeared first on HEAVY.

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Hornets’ Coby White is back, Kon Knueppel close to injury return

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The Charlotte Hornets have endured a mixed start to the season and will arrive to their clash against the Detroit Pistons with a 3-4 record. However, the impending returns of the likes of new arrival Coby White and young phenom Kon Knueppel are bound to be a major boost. Unfortunately, only one of them will […] The post Hornets’ Coby White is back, Kon Knueppel close to injury return appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Kon Knueppel Injury Update: Hornets Star Taking Next Steps for Return

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The Charlotte Hornets are off to a 3-3 start to the season despite the absence of Kon Knueppel.Knueppel has not played this season yet as he recovers from a strained left hamstring, suffered in an offseason workout in September.He missed training camp and the first six games of his second season.Kon Knueppel Injury UpdateSpeaking before […] The post Kon Knueppel Injury Update: Hornets Star Taking Next Steps for Return appeared first on HEAVY.

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Hornets’ Charles Lee reveals why Naz Reid didn’t play in the second half vs. Pistons

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Naz Reid entered the Charlotte Hornets’ Wednesday night clash against the Detroit Pistons as the team’s second-leading scorer, being every bit as good as advertised after coming over in the LaMelo Ball trade this past offseason. However, Reid found himself in head coach Charles Lee’s doghouse for the entire second half of what would be […] The post Hornets’ Charles Lee reveals why Naz Reid didn’t play in the second half vs. Pistons appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Bulls’ $100 Million Pickup Predicted to Land on Hornets’ Radar

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During a fire sale at the 2026 NBA trade deadline, the Chicago Bulls landed a 26-year-old scoring star in Anfernee Simons. While Simons hasn’t broken through to an All-Star level, he can be a difference-maker. The Bulls were excited to have him for a short period, but an injury sidelined him for most of his […] The post Bulls’ $100 Million Pickup Predicted to Land on Hornets’ Radar appeared first on HEAVY.

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Cyhi The Prynce sounds off on where Lonzo Ball should land

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Cyhi The Prynce isn’t holding back when it comes to Lonzo Ball’s uncertain NBA future. The rapper recently joined Jeff Teague’s Club 520 Podcast and made it clear he believes the Charlotte Hornets missed a major opportunity. Ball entered free agency after a brief stop with the Utah Jazz, who waived him shortly after acquiring […] The post Cyhi The Prynce sounds off on where Lonzo Ball should land appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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2 players Hornets must trade to take next step after surprise season

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For years, the Charlotte Hornets had a young and promising roster, but they just couldn’t seem to develop winning habits. The team finally took a few steps forward this season, even winning a play-in tournament game before ultimately being eliminated from the preliminary postseason event. With LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, and Kon Knueppel, the future […] The post 2 players Hornets must trade to take next step after surprise season appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Kon Knueppel still has teammate’s confidence after ugly play-in showing

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The Charlotte Hornets are brimming with confidence and rightfully so. On Tuesday, the Hornets eeked out a huge 127-126 overtime victory over the Miami Heat in the NBA Play-In tournament. The catalyst came with Coby White’s game-tying 3-pointer, LaMelo Ball’s game-winning bucket, and Miles Bridges’ game-ending block. But largely left out of the fun was […] The post Kon Knueppel still has teammate’s confidence after ugly play-in showing appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Bill Simmons slams the Bulls for letting Coby White go in “trade of the year”

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There’s no denying that Coby White went from surviving to thriving. He had gone from just scrapping to get by with the Chicago Bulls to hitting big playoff buckets with the Charlotte Hornets. As a result, the Bulls must be pulling out their metaphorical hair after they traded him to Charlotte back in February. So […] The post Bill Simmons slams the Bulls for letting Coby White go in “trade of the year” appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Bill Simmons blasts Prime Video for outage, audio issues during NBA Play-In Tournament

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After Prime Video struggled through an outage, an incredibly inopportune moment during Tuesday night’s Eastern Conference play-in game, Bill Simmons took the opportunity to blast the streamer for some of its issues with NBA coverage throughout the season. During overtime of the Heat-Hornets game in Charlotte, Prime Video flashed to black before displaying a “technical…

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