Charlotte Hornets forward Kon Knueppel will make his season debut Wednesday against the Brooklyn Nets, the team announced.
The second-year sharpshooter has yet to play this season due to a strained left hamstring. Knueppel suffered the injury during “offseason on-court activity,” the Hornets said in September. He sat out all of the preseason and the team’s first eight games.
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The 21-year-old Knueppel was initially listed as probable for the Nets game before receiving an upgrade in status hours before tip-off.
Last week, Knueppel was assigned to the team’s G League affiliate in Greensboro, North Carolina, as part of his recovery.
Knueppel finished second in NBA Rookie of the Year balloting last season after challenging 2025 No. 1 overall pick and eventual winner Cooper Flagg by averaging 18.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists. Selected No. 4 overall out of Duke in the 2025 NBA Draft, he led the league by making 273 3-pointers and shooting 43% on 673 attempts.
He helped the Hornets improve to 44-38 and earn a spot in the NBA play-in tournament as the No. 9 seed, turning around from the league’s third-worst record at 19-63 in 2024-25.
This season, Charlotte is off to a 3-5 start and have dropped four in a row heading into Wednesday’s matchup in Brooklyn.
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