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'I’d Take Him Over Austin Reaves': NBA Champion Makes Bold Claim About Kon Knueppel

Nothing could have prepared the league for <a href="/nba/players/kon_knueppel/928278">Kon Knueppel</a>. The 4th overall pick is turning heads with the Charlotte Hornets, shaking up Cooper Flagg’s ROTY chase.

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1 Stat Actually Suggests Charlotte Hornets Could Make an NBA Finals Run

The Charlotte Hornets have never even made an Eastern Conference Finals. Never once in their history have they made it past the second round. To think they are primed to go deeper than ever before in 2025-26 might be a little foolish.

Charlotte Hornets News / Charlotte Hornets on SI / March 27

The Real Reason Nobody Will Want to Face the Charlotte Hornets in Postseason Play

The Charlotte Hornets morphed into a juggernaut sometime around the first of the year, and since then, they've held strong. Their starting lineup became one of the best in the league.

Charlotte Hornets News / Charlotte Hornets on SI / March 27

Everything Changed for the Hornets When Moussa Diabaté Entered the Starting Lineup

Coming into Thursday night's game between Charlotte and New York, I had my eyes on the matchup in the paint - Moussa Diabaté vs. Karl-Anthony Towns, specifically to see if the Hornets would be able to put up a fight there or if it would be something the Knicks could exploit as they did in their first two matchups earlier this season.

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The 'Nine three-pointer NBA games' quiz

How many of the NBA players to make at least nine three-pointers in a game more than once in their career can you name in five minutes?

Grant Williams News / Bleacher Report / March 27

Watch: That Grant Williams pass

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Every NBA franchise's most infamous villain

Heroes run the NBA, but every story also needs a villain. For some franchises, it's a particularly hated opponent, but every now and then, it's one of their own.

Brandon Miller News / NBA on ClutchPoints / March 27

Brandon Miller praises Hornets crowd after big win over Knicks

It’s now cool to be a fan of the Charlotte Hornets. As they say, winning changes everything. These days, all the Hornets do is win, win, win, win, win.

NBA News / HITC / March 27

Rookie Kon Knueppel tops Steph Curry and Anthony Edwards with stunning record feat

Kon Knueppel has etched his name into NBA history with a shooting milestone achieved faster than anyone before him. The Charlotte Hornets rookie has reached 250 three-pointers in his debut season at just 20 years old.

NBA News / Outlook India / March 27

Charlotte 114-103 New York, NBA: Kon Knueppel Sets Three-Pointer Record En Route Hornets' Win

Kon Knueppel tallies 26 points, six 3-pointers in Charlotte Hornets' win Knueppel becomes youngest player in NBA history with 250 3-pointers in a season

LaMelo Ball News / Hoops Wire / March 27

LaVar Ball credited for LaMelo’s rise with Hornets

Say what you want about LaVar Ball. But when it comes to LaMelo Ball, the results are hard to ignore. The Hornets guard is putting together perhaps his

Charlotte Hornets News / At The Hive / March 27

Recap/Analysis: Hornets handle Knicks in key win for playoff seeding

Kon Knueppel nearly registered a triple double while Brandon Miller and LaMelo Ball each chipped in 20+ points as the Charlotte Hornets easily defeated the New York Knicks, 114-103.

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20 NBA players who changed how the game is played

Basketball has changed so, so much since it was first played in the late 1800s. The NBA has a lot to do with this, and there are even a handful of players who can be credited with influencing significant shifts on their own.