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Hornets' Kon Knueppel makes basketball history by breaking Steph Curry's NBA rookie record originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
There's never been a question as to Kon Knueppel's ability to shoot the basketball.
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The Charlotte Hornets rookie showed it off on Wednesday matched up against the greatest shooter ever, Stephen Curry.
These were Knueppel's final stats in a seven-point loss to the Warriors:
20 points
7-11 FG
4-7 3FG
2-2 FT
5 rebounds
8 assists
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With that, Knueppel broke the NBA record for games as a rookie with 20 points on 50/40/90 shooting.
The mark was previously held by Curry.
Real Sports shared that stat on New Year's Eve:
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Knueppel has been everything the Hornets could've wanted this season and then some.
He's proven that he'll be a dynamic force in the NBA for a long time.
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And to break a shooting record previously held by Curry? It doesn't get much better than that.
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