The Charlotte Hornets are a franchise perpetually waiting for any sliver of success. They’ve never made a conference finals, their last playoff appearance came in 2016, and the last All-NBA ...

Kon Knueppel scored a team-high 21 points as the Charlotte Hornets started fast and downed the Sacramento Kings 83-78 on Sunday night in Las Vegas for their first NBA Summer League championship.

Hornets made it to the Las Vegas Summer League championship game for the first time and play of Kon Knueppel, Liam McNeeley, PJ Hall were key.

The Hornets traded veteran guard Terry Rozier to the Miami Heat in 2024 for Kyle Lowry and a 2027 first-round draft pick.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kon Knueppel, the fourth pick in this year's draft, scored 21 points and Charlotte held off a Sacramento rally to beat the Kings 83-78 on Sunday for the Hornets ' first NBA ...

The Charlotte Hornets won their first Summer League Championship in franchise history against the Sacramento Kings Sunday night.

Kon Knueppel's Charlotte Hornets career is off to a decent start. The No. 4 pick of the 2025 NBA Draft led the Hornets to their first Summer League title, holding off a Sacramento Kings comeback ...

Charlotte Hornets’ Kon Knueppel drives against Sacramento Kings’ Daeqwon Plowden during the first half of an NBA Summer League championship basketball game on Sunday in Las Vegas.

Charlotte Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel drives against Sacramento Kings defender Daeqwon Plowden during the first half of the NBA Summer League championship game Sunday in Las Vegas.

The NBA Summer League is over. The Hornets won the popular and essential summer league event with an 83-78 victory against the Kings.