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Hornets' Kon Knueppel likely to miss start of season with hamstring strain

The Charlotte Hornets announced that Kon Knueppel and Grant Williams will both miss the entirety of training camp and the upcoming exhibition contests due to lower-body injuries. Knueppel sustained a strain in his left hamstring during private offseason drills, while Williams developed a right hamstring issue in similar workouts.

Both athletes are scheduled for medical reassessment during the opening week of the regular season in late October.

This personnel setback arrives as Charlotte attempts to redesign its tactical approach following the departure of playmaker LaMelo Ball, who transferred to Minnesota during the summer. Knueppel enters his second campaign after a standout rookie performance where he finished second in voting for the league's top freshman honor behind Cooper Flagg, establishing a single-season record with two hundred seventy-three successful long-range shots.

Meanwhile, Williams aims to reclaim his rotational role after spending the initial months of the previous year recovering from a knee ligament tear.

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