New Splash Bros? Hornets' Kon Knueppel, LaMelo Ball make Steph Curry, Klay Thompson NBA history
They've got something special going in Charlotte.
New Splash Bros? Hornets' Kon Knueppel, LaMelo Ball make Steph Curry, Klay Thompson NBA history originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here .
The Charlotte Hornets have entered rare territory. Kon Knueppel and LaMelo Ball have made NBA history not achieved since the 'Splash Brothers' for the Golden State Warriors , Steph Curry and Klay Thompson, were doing their thing. The feat: a pair of teammates with 270-plus 3-pointers in the same season.
Curry and Thompson did it multiple times. Now, Knueppel and Ball have done it. KON WINS NBA 3PT RACE OVER LAMELO BY ONE THREE š¤Æ LaMelo Ball and Kon Knueppel are the first duo with 270+ threes each in a season since Steph and Klay š³ pic.
twitter. com/RReU3h3uJH ā SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 13, 2026 MORE: Nikola Jokic proves once again there's no one like him While Knueppel ended up making one more, Ball shot a lot more. Knueppel just had astounding efficiency in his first season out of Duke.