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Knueppel's season debut cut short by left leg soreness

Kon Knueppel left the game against the Brooklyn Nets on 4 November early with soreness in his left leg. It was the guard's season debut after he had been sidelined since the preseason by a left hamstring strain.

By RedaçãoPublished: 11/05/2026, 24:52

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O Charlotte Hornets esperava pela estreia de Kon Knueppel na temporada regular, e ela durou menos de seis minutos. O armador de segundo ano foi descartado do restante do jogo contra o Brooklyn Nets, em 4 de novembro, por dores na perna esquerda.

A preocupação é óbvia: Knueppel vinha afastado por uma lesão na coxa esquerda, e esta era sua primeira aparição na temporada.

Não houve um momento claro de contato. Ele saiu pouco depois de perder a bola ao driblar sobre o próprio pé — tentando um movimento por trás das costas, viu a bola bater na perna direita, deu um pequeno passo para se recuperar e mancou. Tentou continuar jogando, mas logo foi para o banco e, pouco depois, seguiu para o vestiário sem voltar.

Em 5min51 em quadra, marcou 3 pontos, todos em lances livres, errou sua única tentativa de três e perdeu a bola duas vezes, sem registrar outro fundamento.

Antes do jogo, Knueppel havia falado sobre construir em cima do ano de novato. “Espero poder contribuir de forma parecida com a do ano passado e, com todo o trabalho de offseason que fiz, até mais”, disse ele à transmissão dos Hornets. “Pode levar um pouco para eu chegar a essa capacidade total, mas hoje à noite estarei pronto para jogar e ajudar a equipe a vencer.”

Na temporada passada, depois de Charlotte o escolher na quarta posição geral do draft de 2025, ele teve médias de 18,5 pontos, 5,3 rebotes e 3,4 assistências, com 42,5% de acerto nos três pontos. Terminou em segundo na votação de Novato do Ano, atrás do companheiro de Duke Cooper Flagg.

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