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The Charlotte Hornets have made great strides towards becoming a playoff team, and a big reason for that is Hornets rookie Kon Nueppel. Under the leadership of their Rookie of the Year candidate, the Hornets have climbed up the Eastern Conference standings.

Knuppel was one of the league’s best rookies this season, and came into Thursday night’s game with a chance to make NBA history. Knueppel entered the game against the Indiana Pacers with 201 three-pointers in his rookie season, just five three-pointers away from tying Sacramento Kings rookie Keegan Murray for most three-pointers in a rookie season.

In the 2022–23 regular season, Murray recorded 206 three-pointers in 80 games as a rookie for the Kings. This season, Kon Knueppel made a total of 201 three-pointers in only 58 regular season games with the Hornets.

With his fifth three-pointer of the game, all of which came in the first half, Knueppel tied Keegan Murray’s rookie record for three-pointers in a season.

Con Knueppel made his sixth three-pointer of the night with 1:05 remaining in the third quarter, giving him 207 three-pointers on the season.

Charlotte led Indiana 107–82 after three quarters of play. Knuppel had 20 points and three rebounds in three quarters of play. Brandon Miller led all scorers with 33 points, seven rebounds and four assists.

Most 3-pointers made by a rookie in a single season in NBA history:

🔹207 — Kon Knueppel (59 GP)
🔸206 – Keegan Murray (80 GP)

Congratulations to the Hornets newbie 👏pic.twitter.com/7DaOXTapaP

– ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) 27 February 2026

Hornets guard Kon Knueppel has passed Keegan Murray for most 3-pointers in a rookie season.

1. Kon Knuppel – 207 (59 games)
2. Keegan Murray – 206 (80 games)
3. Donovan Mitchell 187 (79 games) pic.twitter.com/lg7AeKs66A

-Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) 27 February 2026

In his first season in the NBA, Kon Knueppel is averaging 19.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists, while shooting 48.9 percent from the field, 43.6 percent from three and 89.3 percent from the free throw line. This is the most efficient season by any player scoring more than 15 points per night in NBA history.

The Hornets were 12 games under .500 at 11–23 on January 2, 2026. Since that loss against the Milwaukee Bucks, Charlotte has gone 17-8, one of the better records in the league. Now sitting at 28-31 after winning seven of their last 10 games, the Hornets have a very good chance to be one of the four play-in teams and an outside chance to climb into the top six in the Eastern Conference.

The Hornets are currently just one game ahead of the 10th-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in the West and just 4.5 games behind the sixth-seeded Philadelphia 76ers.

Good morning. No, it was not a dream. This really happened. What a win for Team USA, Jack Hughes and the New Jersey Devils.

Of course, Jack leading the United States over Canada is historic for hockey in the United States. However, the devils also needed it. There is now a ray of hope in a disappointing 2025-26. Their superstar created history by winning an Olympic gold medal on this side of the border for the first time since 1980.

It was an incredible moment for the player who probably needed it most.

The link explains how he scored the golden goal and why Jack Hughes silenced his critics.

Elsewhere, Canada is making some excuses after silver medal, Vincent Trocheck’s trade value and more.

Let’s do that hockey.

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New Jersey Hockey Now: Jack Hughes scores the golden goal to lead Team USA past Canada in overtime, eliminating men’s ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

After carving his name into history, Jack Hughes silenced his critics, and showed everyone why he is one of the best hockey players in the world.

📺 Devils Rink Report: And after all that, Jack Hahn explains on the latest Devils Rink Report why it was so important for Hughes to go to the Olympics, despite the optics, and why it’s a plus for New Jersey.

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How good was this moment? Throughout the USA gold medal celebration, the team made sure the late Johnny Gaudreau was not forgotten. Not much else to say about it, just enjoy:

Jack Hughes celebrating with FBI Director Kash Patel in the locker room and Donald Trump immediately got on the horn to talk to Team USA and extend an invitation to the White House for Tuesday. Here is the call:

The Athletic ($): While it’s not the Miracle on Ice of the 1980s, Team USA’s win over Canada shows times have changed. Still, hockey is not in crisis in Canada. More about why.

Canada is heartbroken. You can see it on their faces as they accept their silver medal and a plush doll. However, some comments from leaf wearers definitely appear to be coping mechanisms.

Nathan MacKinnon on Canada’s Olympic final defeat:

“You be the judge of who was the better team today.”

MacKinnon’s open-net miss was one of several opportunities the Canadians failed to capitalize on. pic.twitter.com/iyiBDdrjIS

– The Athletic NHL (@TheAthleticNHL) 22 February 2026

Forever Blueshirts: Team USA Bill Guerin faced a lot of criticism for his roster decisions. Now no one can question him. One of those decisions was to bring in forward Vincent Trocheck to the New York Rangers, who played a key role in earning the gold. Pat Pickens explains how the Olympics increased Trocheck’s trade value.

PITTSBURGH HOCKEY NOW: This is how the Pittsburgh Penguins reacted to Sidney Crosby’s absence, USA’s win and Canada’s loss on Sunday.

San Jose Hockey Now: Why San Jose Sharks star Maclin Celebrini had no Olympic memorabilia, despite silver.

Detroit Hockey Now: Dylan Larkin leaves his mark on Team USA’s success. Here’s how important the Detroit Red Wings captain was on their way to the gold medal.

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The Milwaukee Bucks have a 6-foot-11, 243-pound tackle in Giannis Antetokounmpo that they desperately need to address over the next few months.

In the annals of basketball history, “The Greek Freak” will undoubtedly go down as one of the best players to ever do so, but he has become increasingly dissatisfied with the team built around him, to the extent that many feel a trade this summer is inevitable after being held up at the trade deadline.

And yet, in the opinion of Danny Green on ESPN’s NBA Today, the Bucks may be able to keep their former MVP happily employed for years to come if they are willing to add major talent around him, with the situation in Los Angeles presenting a golden opportunity to add another future Hall of Famer to the Eastern Conference.

“What he’s saying is very thoughtful. He knows what he’s saying, but it’s just like Bobby said, Mr. Marks, it’s a day-to-day, week-to-week, month-to-month deal with him in Milwaukee, and they don’t want to do business with him,” Green explained. “I wouldn’t want to trade him either, so if you want to keep him, you’re going to have to go out on the market and find someone who can keep him there. If I’m the Milwaukee Bucks, I’m monitoring what the Clippers are doing with the Kawhi situation. If you can get a player like Kawhi or something like him, he can keep Giannis in the house, and then also build around that group to make it a contender in the East.”

After turning an early season disaster into one of the better midseason comeback stories in recent memory, the Clippers suddenly changed course and sold at the trade deadline, moving on from players like Ivica Zubac and James Harden for younger players with less certain futures. If Leonard becomes available in some package or another this summer, who knows? Perhaps bringing him to Milwaukee could be enough to convince Antetokounmpo that he can still win with the team that drafted him rather than looking for greener pastures elsewhere.

“[Giannis] He’s very calculating in what he’s saying. …If you can get a player like Kawhi or a player like him, he can keep Giannis at home.”

—@DGreen_14 How can the Bucks keep Giannis Antetokounmpo 👀 pic.twitter.com/qTTMZkN66q

– NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) 16 February 2026