How Kon Knueppel Reignited Dale Jr’s Love For Basketball

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🗓️ 13 May 2026

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Dale Earnhardt Jr. sits down with one of the most promising rising stars in the NBA, Charlotte Hornets small forward Kon Knueppel. Kon lit the professional basketball scene on fire this year as he became the first rookie in NBA history to lead the league in three-point shooting, shattering several records along the way. After growing up in a basketball family in the Milwaukee area, Kon was recruited by Duke, where he helped lead the team to Atlantic Coast dominance. He would declare for the NBA draft and would be picked fourth overall by the Hornets, helping to turn their performance around for the 2025/26 season.

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0:00.0	The following is a production of Dirtymo Media.
0:06.7	You're Dale Jr.
0:10.0	Should I say it?
0:11.4	It's Dale Jr. podcast, I got to say it.
0:16.4	Hey, everybody, it's Dale Jr. back again for another episode of the Dale Jr. download.
0:20.0	We got a great guest for you today here. But first off, I want to tell you about Arby's here in the Arby's studio. Don't forget about their new meat in three blocks. You get more meal for your money at Arby's. We have the meets. And we've got a great guest. Con Cniple is coming on to talk about NBA, the Hornets basketball.
0:40.2	This guy is a shooting guard, small forward for the Charlotte Hornets.
0:43.7	He was fourth overall pick in 2025, had a great season, shot a ton of three-pointers.
0:50.3	We're going to talk about that.
0:52.3	Almost, you know, we did.
0:55.1	We got into the play-in. I'd say we made the playoffs. We didn't get to talk about that. Almost, you know, kind of, we did. We got into the play-in.
1:00.6	I'd say we made the playoffs. We didn't get to the first round, but we got close. We're close, man.
1:06.5	We won a lot of games this year. We're knocking on the door. We're knocking on the door. but and he's a big part of that.
1:11.3	I've been wanting to get him on the show and I think some of our, you know,
1:14.1	some of the things we've said in this room at this table have helped.
1:14.0	Yeah, going forward. I've been wanting to get him on the show, and I think some of our, you know, some of the things we've said in this room at this table have helped.
1:28.9	Yeah, going forward. We made a plea. We're just going to tag every person we want. Yeah. We're just going to. An emotional plea for him to come on. Here he is. So I'm excited about it. I've got a lot of cards here that I'm trying to gain the courage to ask him to sign after the show's over with.
1:28.9	And so I've got a lot of cards here that I'm trying to gain the courage to ask him to sign after the show's over with.
1:33.5	And so I've got some from a little buddy of mine down the street.
1:38.7	So anyways, we're going to have some fun, sign some cards.
1:39.9	We're going to talk basketball.
1:41.8	Let's bring Khan into the room.
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