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Hornets’ Knueppel out at least four weeks after aggravating hamstring in debut

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Hornets’ Knueppel out at least four weeks after aggravating hamstring in debut

Sam Okafor · 2026-11-09T01:20:33.643Z

Knueppel playing just six minutes before reaggravating that hamstring is rough luck for the Hornets right at the start.

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Charlotte Hornets guard Kon Knueppel will miss at least four weeks with a left hamstring strain and then be reevaluated, after aggravating the injury six minutes into his season debut against Brooklyn. The setback follows an offseason hamstring injury that kept him out of preseason and the team’s first eight games. Guard Dennis Schroder also has a left hamstring strain and is expected to be reevaluated in two weeks, leaving Charlotte short-handed. Knueppel was a standout rookie, earning All-Rookie First Team honors and leading the NBA in three-pointers made last season.

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Charlotte's backcourt looks even thinner now with Schroder also sidelined for at least two weeks.
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Knueppel playing just six minutes before reaggravating that hamstring is rough luck for the Hornets right at the start.

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