Pa Rory Maher | on September 27, 2026 at 3:06 pm
The Hornets announced Friday that it was the runner-up for Rookie of the Year Mog Knueppel has a left hamstring injury and miss the entire preseason before being reevaluated during the first week of the regular season.
Knueppel may miss several regular season games as a result, he writes Scott Fowler of The Charlotte Observeras players usually require a build-up period after the re-assessment, provided the exam goes well.
On a more positive note, Fowler hears from a source that Knuppel is not expected to miss a significant portion of his sophomore season with an injury.
Here’s more from the southeast:
- Sioux Falls Skyforce — HeatThe NBA G League affiliate announced its coaching staff for the 2026-27 season on Sunday. tweets Anthony Chung of The Miami Herald. Mario Casamahor is the head coach of “Skyforce”, p Remy Ndiaye, Norris Cole, Nate Wilson and Darius Johnson-Odom acting as assistants. As Chan points out, former NBA guard Cole spent his first three-plus seasons in the league with the Heat.
- How will it be magic answer to the new head coach Sean Sweeney? Will Anthony Black sign a rookie scale extension before the Oct. 19 deadline? These are two of five questions about Magic training camp Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel.
- The Hawks released the 19-player training camp roster on Friday, according to Locked on Hawks’ Brad Rowland (Link to Twitter). However, Rowland hears that the last few roster spots could be in flux — Atlanta actively shuffled 10 players in a pre-camp exhibition. During the offseason and training camp, teams are allowed to carry up to 21 players.
