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Hornets Guard Kon Knueppel Expected to Miss 4 More Weeks After Reinjuring Hamstring
The second-year guard will be reevaluated in four weeks after aggravating the same hamstring that sidelined him for preseason and the season’s first eight games.
- The Charlotte Hornets announced Sunday that second-year guard Kon Knueppel will be sidelined for at least four weeks with a left hamstring strain.
- Knueppel suffered the injury last Wednesday against the Brooklyn Nets, exiting the game six minutes into the first quarter after dribbling the ball off his leg.
- The second-year guard led the NBA in 3-pointers last season and finished runner-up to college teammate Cooper Flagg for rookie of the year honors.
- Charlotte's Hornets have lost six straight games, with Knueppel's absence looming large for the struggling franchise during his recovery period.
- Knueppel missed the preseason and first eight games after injuring that same hamstring over the summer, now aggravating the recurring injury.
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Hornets guard Kon Knueppel expected to miss 4 more weeks after reinjuring hamstring
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets will be without Kon Knueppel for at least another four weeks after the second-year guard was diagnosed with a left hamstring strain Sunday.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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Hornets' Kon Knueppel out for 4 weeks with left hamstring strain, Dennis Schröder to also miss time
The Charlotte Hornets have confirmed that forward Kon Knueppel and veteran guard Dennis Schröder will both miss time. Both players are out after suffering the same injury, a left hamstring strain, but their return timelines are different: Knueppel is set to be re-evaluated in four weeks, while Schröder will be re-evaluated in two. Knueppel’s injury appears to be a reaggravation of a left hamstring strain that sidelined him for the start of the s…
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