In a recent "League Pass draft" with fellow NBA analyst Zach Lowe, Simmons stunned his co-host by picking the Hornets sixth. He wants to watch only five teams more than the Hornets on a given night, to which Lowe said, "That's insane."

As it hasn't been rare to see Knueppel drop a 30-piece on a team for the Hornets this season, he is averaging 22.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game in his last nine contests. Another comparison that Haberstroh would mention that some could see as a higher ceiling is Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker.

The Charlotte Hornets’ season is spiraling, but nothing has shocked fans more than the dueling narratives surrounding LaMelo Ball’s future. One report claims the 24-year-old star is frustrated and open to a trade.

There is good news tonight for NBA rookie Kon Knueppel who during a recent away game in his hometown of Milwaukee, he invited the entire Charlotte Hornets’ team to his parents’ house. NBC News’ Sam Brock on how the home cooked meal made mom and dad the MVP’s of that night.

Neighbors stood in their driveways, snapping pictures, as a busload of Hornets players parked nearby. Unable to get a hard headcount of attendees from their son, Knueppel’s parents, Chari and Kon Sr., had prepared 15 pounds of chicken fajitas, the menu item that had become the family's go-to when it hosts Super Bowl parties.

The Charlotte Hornets have lost six of their last seven games yet are road favorites against the Indiana Pacers, who are 1-13 and on an eight-game losing streak