Kon Knueppel's first game in the 2026-27 NBA season did not last long. The Charlotte Hornets forward played in only six minutes of Wednesday night's game against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, before leaving the game with an apparent lower-body issue.

Charlotte later announced that the former Duke Blue Devils star is done for the rest of the evening.

“INJURY UPDATE: @hornets forward Kon Knueppel left the 1Q of tonight’s game in BKN with soreness in his left leg and will not return to the game,” Charlotte's public relations department shared via a social media post on X, formerly Twitter.

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