LAS VEGAS – The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Utah Jazz, 111-105, in the NBA 2K26 Summer League at Thomas & Mack Center on Friday.

Eyes will be on No. 1 draft pick Cooper Flagg and his Dallas Mavericks this July as his highly anticipated professional career begins. Flagg & Co. kicked off their summer league slate with a high-profile 87-85 win over a Los Angeles Lakers squad that features Bronny James.

Well, Charlotte Hornets fans won't get the opportunity to see a bounce-back performance by fourth overall pick Kon Knueppel tonight after a quiet debut against

The Utah Jazz and Ace Bailey will face the Charlotte Hornets and Kon Knueppel tonight at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN from Las Vegas.

Former UConn star Liam McNeeley put on a show with a 22-point double-double in his NBA Summer League debut for the Charlotte Hornets Friday night.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/hornets as Injury Report: Jazz rookie Ace Bailey ruled out vs. Charlotte Hornets. The Charlotte Hornets will be playing their first Summer League game of 2025 on Friday night, meaning that the debuts of Kon Knueppel and Liam McNeeley will happen.