Hornets announce hamstring injuries for Kon Knueppel, Dennis Schroder

After a 3-1 start to the season without key players, it seemed that the Charlotte Hornets may be headed for a second consecutive winning season.

Since then, though, the Hornets have lost six straight games and have done so by fielding the worst offense in the NBA. As if that hasn't been bad enough, Charlotte announced two injuries that will only be harmful to its ability to get back to winning.

Kon Knueppel, Dennis Schroder both out with hamstring injuries

According to a team announcement on Sunday night, both Kon Knueppel and Dennis Schroder have been sidelined with hamstring injuries.

Knueppel is the more significant of the two, as he was already sidelined earlier this season with a hamstring injury. That first hamstring injury kept him out of preseason action, as well as the first eight games of the season. Knueppel re-aggravated his hamstring injury in his season debut, something that will now cause him to miss at least the next four weeks before being reevaluated

Schroder's injury doesn't seem to be nearly as bad as Knueppel's, but he will be out for the next two weeks before being reevaluated. It is two major blows for a Charlotte offense that has struggled mightily through its first 10 games.