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The Charlotte Hornets advanced in the Play-In Tournament despite a poor game from Kon Knueppel. Find out what NBA voice Kendrick Perkins had to say about Knueppel's dwindling Rookie of The Year odds
Ahead of last year’s NBA Draft Lottery, LaMelo Ball personally urged Hornets general manager Jeff Peterson to consider selecting Kon Knueppel.
Several fans believe Kon Knueppel lost the 2025-26 Rookie of the Year race because of a key decision from Charlotte Hornets head coach Charles Lee during Tuesday’s play-in game against the Miami Heat. Knueppel came into the contest as the most prolific three-point shooter in the entire NBA this season. But his shot just wasn’t … The post Fans all said the same thing after Kon Knueppel got benched in play-in game appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
After drilling 273 threes as a rookie, Kon Knueppel now steps into the playoffs with the Hornets, facing his biggest challenge yet against the Heat.
Miami Heat enter play-in nearly healthy with Herro, Wiggins cleared, while Hornets miss PJ Hall; only Pelle Larsson remains questionable ahead of the elimination clash showdown.
The second of the season for the Charlotte Hornets may be one of the best teams in the league, but they still finished with the No. 9 seed in the Eastern Conference. The Hornets turned things up on both sides of the ball, and they gave their opponents problems in almost every single game down […] The post Hornets make dominant NBA history despite finishing with No. 9 seed in East appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Heat vs. Hornets play-in clash heats up as Miami’s 3-1 dominance meets Charlotte’s resurgence, LaMelo Ball’s spark, and Kon Knueppel’s Rookie of the Year push.
It's official: Kon Knueppel is the three-point shooting king of the 2025-26 season. But LaMelo Ball was not far behind.
"He was not allowed to jack up 3s" - Ex-Hornets Takes Sharp Swipe at Kon Knueppel's 3-pt Record Involving Ray Allen Sportskeeda
The Dallas Mavericks may have failed to qualify for the playoffs, but Cooper Flagg still wanted to end his rookie season on a high note as they hosted the Chicago Bulls at American Airlines Center. Unfortunately, the exact opposite happened, as Flagg has been ruled out for the rest of the game due to an […] The post Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg ruled out for rest of game vs. Bulls with concerning injury appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The Charlotte Hornets may have just ushered in the league’s next great shooting era. Of course, they did it in pretty historic fashion. In a season finale packed with stakes against the New York Knicks, LaMelo Ball and Kon Knueppel didn’t just deliver. They hit a milestone. The duo became only the second pair of […] The post Hornets’ LaMelo Ball, Kon Knueppel pull off ultra-rare Splash Brothers feat appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The Charlotte Hornets ignited an NBA Playoffs run by adding Kon Knueppel. The No. 4 overall pick now owns league history by hitting a mark never seen before in the NBA against the New York Knicks. League insider for ClutchPoints Brett Siegel revealed what mark Knueppel now owns. “Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel is the first […] The post Hornets’ Kon Knueppel achieves milestone not seen before in NBA history appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Respected head coach Jason Kidd went out of his way to argue for Dallas Mavericks star Cooper Flagg over Kon Knueppel as the Rookie of the Year. However, Kidd claimed that Knueppel “just shoots threes” when talking about his young’s star main competition for the award. Both Flagg and Knueppel had stellar dream seasons with […] The post Jason Kidd Disrespects Kon Knueppel While Praising Cooper Flagg appeared first on Heavy Sports.
"Numbers vs. culture" - Doc Rivers makes shocking Rookie of the Year call between Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel Basketball Network
With Dallas Mavericks star Cooper Rookie a candidate for Rookie of the Year, there’s no doubt a massive debate is being had between him and Charlotte Hornets’ Kon Knueppel. As people continue to debate whether the Rookie of the Year race between the Mavericks forward and the Hornets’ dynamic shooter is close or not, head […] The post Mavericks’ Jason Kidd plainly lays out why Cooper Flagg, not Kon Knueppel, should win ROTY appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The Rookie of the Year race is heating up, and with just a few games remaining, it looks like it will come down to Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel. Both players still have some time to make their case, but they don’t have much time. For Flagg, the Dallas Mavericks will be facing off against […] The post Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg will get another chance to boost ROY resume vs. Spurs despite injury report appeared first on ClutchPoints.
As the NBA Rookie of the Year race is seemingly between Dallas Mavericks star Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel of the Charlotte Hornets, there have been many who believe the latter is the clear and away winner. While Flagg had a 96-point frenzy last weekend for the Mavericks, there could be some who think the […] The post Cooper Flagg’s historic scoring gets Bam Adebayo ‘feeding’ comparison from Brian Windhorst appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Bill Simmons made his pick for Rookie of the Year as the race for the honors heats up between Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel.
LaMelo Ball catches Kon Knueppel off guard with a soap-water bucket prank as Charlotte Hornets teammates chase and drench the rookie amid ROY battle buzz.
"Almost committed a murder": Fans lose it after LaMelo Ball takes locker room celebration for Kon Knueppel to another level Sportskeeda
In a now-famous video, Cooper Flagg of the Dallas Mavericks abruptly stopped his live interview during the 2025 NBA Draft to cheer for Kon Knueppel when the Charlotte Hornets selected him as the No. 4 pick. Flagg was overjoyed for Knueppel, his teammate and roommate at Duke, where they made waves as a lethal one-two […] The post Hornets’ Kon Knueppel recalls moment he found out Duke choked vs. UConn appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel are neck-and-neck, and the final NBA rookie power rankings will decide who leads.
Skip Bayless argues Cooper Flagg stole the Rookie of the Year award from Kon Knueppel by relying on garbage time points.
