Knueppel's game isn't perfectly tailored for Summer League. The quasi-competitive games in Vegas can often devolve into glorified pick up runs that best suit microwave scorers who can get buckets without their team running a defined offensive set. That isn't exactly Kon.

The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Utah Jazz in their first Las Vegas Summer League game on Friday, 111-105. Liam McNeeley, the Hornets' rookie first-round draft pick, helped steer the ship in a tight one, finishing with 22 points, 12 rebounds, and six assists.

The Utah Jazz will continue the motions of their summer league on Friday night as they'll be facing off against the Charlotte Hornets for their first of four games in Las Vegas for the NBA 2K26 Summer League.

Summer tiiiime, where the basketball’s sloppy. With Marlowe on the mic on Altitude TV. All the ballers in the tourney will agree. That they’re well

Live coverage of the Utah Jazz vs. Charlotte Hornets Nba-summer-las-vegas game on ESPN, including live score, highlights and updated stats.