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Kon Knueppel's Hamstring Injury Just Made the Hornets' Season Even Bleaker

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Chris Haynes reported the four-week timeline on Twitter.

Being a fan is basically an ongoing social experiment in pain tolerance.

Chris Haynes reported on Sunday that swingman is going to be sidelined for at least four weeks with a hamstring injury.

Losing a promising wing is bad enough. Losing him when the rest of the roster is currently playing like a rec league team that just met in the parking lot is a tragedy.

For context, just got obliterated by the 119-80. Before that, they gave up 124 points in a 33-point blowout loss to the . You do not want to look at their recent point differential unless you are actively trying to ruin your own day.

Knueppel was actually one of the few bright spots for this franchise, reportedly breaking the NBA shooting curve before his hamstring gave out. Now he is stuck in street clothes for a month while the team tries to figure out how to generate offense.

From a betting perspective, the Hornets were already a massive stay-away. Taking a reliable shooter out of a lineup that desperately needs spacing means their upcoming spreads are going to start looking like college football lines.

hosts the on Tuesday. If you are tuning into that one, you either have money on Cleveland or you just really hate yourself.

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