LAS VEGAS – Kon Knueppel and KJ Simpson tallied 19 points each to lead the Charlotte Hornets to a 106-81 win over the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA 2K26 Summer League at Thomas and Mack Center on Thursday evening.

If the Hornets wanted to play in the Summer League playoffs, a blowout victory was needed. After a tough quarter and a half, the Hornets locked in, taking complete control over the game. They took down the Spurs by 25 points without McNeeley, James, and Salaun, and will now get the chance to compete for a Summer League championship.

Kon Knueppel has led the Charlotte Hornets somewhere they've never been before. They'll play in the NBA Las Vegas Summer League semifinal. They needed to win by a big margin to qualify Thursday on point differential, and they pulled out a 25-point victory to do just that.