Charlotte Hornets sharpshooting wing Kon Knueppel is expected to make his season debut on Wednesday night against the Brooklyn Nets.

Knueppel, who has missed each of the Hornets' first eight games of the 2026-27 season, has been sidelined since suffering a left hamstring strain during the preseason. Last season's Rookie of the Year runner-up has missed nearly a month with this injury, but after being upgraded to probable on the team's injury report, it appears as if Charlotte will finally be whole again.

Starting point guard Coby White recently made his season debut on Nov. 2, registering seven points in 16 minutes. He too is also listed as provable for Wednesday's game against Brooklyn due to his left calf injury management.

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It is expected that Knueppel will face some sort of minutes restriction from head coach Charles Lee as he works his way back to full speed.

This is a developing story that will be updated shortly.