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The Charlotte Hornets lost their starting shooting guard when Kon Knueppel left their NBA Summer League semifinal game with a head injury.

LAS VEGAS – Kon Knueppel and KJ Simpson tallied 19 points each to lead the Charlotte Hornets to a 106-81 win over the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA 2K26 Summer League at Thomas and Mack Center on Thursday evening.

Collin Sexton had spent the previous three years playing for the Utah Jazz before getting traded to the Charlotte Hornets over the offseason. The former Alabam

After a two week period, Collin Sexton opens up after being traded to the Charlotte Hornets from the Utah Jazz.

Charlotte Hornets coach Charles Lee is already liking what he’s seen from offseason addition Collin Sexton, and he’s not shy about saying so. In a sitdown with The Charlotte Observer’s Roderick Boone,

Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel has the capabilities of becoming one of the league's best three-point shooters in the league early in his career, which is something