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Knueppel was named the Summer League championship game MVP, winning his second MVP title after he was awarded the honor following the ACC Tournament with Duke. "I said before, if we were going to come here, we should win," Knueppel said in his postgame speech.
Kon Knueppel scored a team-high 21 points as the Charlotte Hornets started fast and downed the Sacramento Kings 83-78 on Sunday night in Las Vegas for their first NBA Summer League championship.
League is over. The Hornets won the popular and essential summer league event with an 83-78 victory against the Kings.
Kon Knueppel and the Charlotte Hornets are your 2025 Vegas Summer League champions. The Hornets defeated the Sacramento Kings 83-78 on Sunday night in the championship contest, with Knueppel earning MVP honors after posting 21 points and five rebounds in the title game.
The Sacramento Kings released the team’s preseason schedule on Monday. It features two October games at home and games in Portland and Los Angeles. Oct. 8 at home against the Toronto Raptors.