After falling just one game short of their first playoff appearance in 10 seasons, the Charlotte Hornets have set the bar high for themselves entering the 2026-27 season.
Before the season can even get started, though, Charlotte got bad news about two injuries that could impact the beginning of the season.
Charlotte announces injuries to Kon Knueppel, Grant Williams
According to a post from the Hornets official X account on Friday, the team announced that Kon Knueppel (left hamstring) and Grant Williams (right hamstring) suffered injuries during offseason on-court activities.
Both Knueppel and Williams will be forced to miss the entire preseason, and the team announced that the two will be re-evaluated during the first week of the regular season.
Knueppel missed just one game in his stellar rookie season, while Williams was able to appear in only 16 games last season while recovering from a torn ACL in the 2024-25 season.