[Highlight] A fan tries to hit the high arc shot from over the backboard and hits the back of Kon Knuppel’s head (with a replay)
The fan was Josh Hart
the Kon konker
The Konqueror
Bill Simmons frantically looking up hitmen in the Charlotte area.
It’s so on brand that he’s absolutely in love with the hot new white guy lol
you can tell nobody at the ringer wants to just say the funny part out loud too, making it even more hilarious to me haha
Or, you know…a rookie having one of the best rookie seasons ever…
Bill just likes a good name. If Kon was named Jeff Smith Bill wouldn’t care nearly as much
Remember Bill was ready to swallow Scoot Hendersons semen purely because he has a cool name
Guy can scoot, he just can!
He was obsessed with Kon before he was drafted
My favorite part about saying that joke is the people it makes uncomfortable lmaoo
Kafka trap 🙄
I’m feelin like DJ Khaled right now. ANOTHA ONE
It might be hard to say who is more of a fan of who. Knueppel has said Simmons’ book is one of his favorite and he has followed his work. I think that actually earned him the initial appearance on the Simmons pod and it’s been a thing since then. It was hilarious when it was revealed Simmons took Kon to the airport and all his friends and colleagues were gobsmacked that they’d never gotten a ride from him before
Small correction that Sean and Chris said in a follow up pod, is that Bill used to also give them rides in LA pre-Covid but not in recent times.
Lol I didn’t know that, I thought the giving him a ride thing was just jokes. Of course he actually did it hahaha
https://www.hoopshype.com/story/sports/nba/rumors/2025/06/18/draft-prospect-kon-knueppel-is-a-big-fan-of-bill-simmons/84547425007/#
They’ve made plenty fun of Bill for driving Kon in his car like his child, and it’s hilarious too. He has no good response either lmao
Bill is a huge fan of Kon because Kon during the draft season last year specifically said that he’s a long time listener of Bill’s podcast. That’s why he interviewed him after a short while after, and had Kon as a top 3 player in the draft before it happened. There have been a lot of other good white rookies that Bill didn’t become this big a fan of before they even played in the NBA.
You’re right, I’m white and my favorite players are Jokic Luka Tatum and Derrick White - four white guys, I’m racist af and it’s all because of Bill Simmons’ influence
I didn’t call anybody racist lol
Yeah the logical conclusion was not that white guy likes white players. Your insinuation was that Bill Simmons likes Kon Knuppel because they share not only a Costco membership but consider Braums ice cream the best in the world
Yes, white boston fan likes white players. That’s on brand. That’s the joke. Not ascribing malice to it. Just pointing out the humor in it. Getting this uncomfortable over someone just mentioning this is a you problem lol
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Lol. lmao even. In the words of the great coach Spo, I apologize for nothing hahaha
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Simmons has certain “archetypes” he likes, all the “plays the right way” guys…
Gonna drive the hitmen home himself after the job is done.
You wouldn’t have trouble finding any if Kon got hurt there lol
The Great White… Nope
If somehow Kon gets a MVP vote (no matter the place) this season we know who it is from lmao
Bill has a lot of garbage takes, but at the very least he is very anal in taking the award votes seriously. Unlike other voters that just copy-pasted Zach Lowe’s votes (leading to Zach giving up his vote because he had too much sway to player contracts), he cares about the historical accuracy of “who owned the season”.
Someone’s going for a ride with bill, but I doubt they ever go home again.
“Your target is driving a grey Kia Sedan…”
ty for posting this lmao I saw it on the broadcast & was wondering if I saw it right or imagined it
Now how the fuck did Kon know the ball was coming, he flinched before it hit him 😂
Someone probably said watch out lol
I guess someone saw it coming and yelled a quick warning or something
the fact you had to explain that smh bro was thinking he had special powers of telekinesis lol
Now how the fuck does the local news station know the rain is coming?
Lolol
Yeah HEADS UP
Man, that missed FT was on the fan
Dude for sure bet Flagg to win ROY
The intrusive thoughts won
Yeah I can’t say I wouldn’t have tried the same after a few beers. I would 100% fuck up like this too
I’ll never get mad at a fan for doing stupid stuff like this, even if they fuck it up. Like yeah dude, try to steal that ball, shoot that shot, whatever. Just don’t get anyone (seriously) hurt.
I’m probably gonna dome a cheerleader with a ball to the head but at least I got my money’s worth
at that distance you’d have to lob it up to the ceiling to have any chance of going in
Like I said, I would definitely fuck it up and probably hit another fan
Yeah my go to shot to win a game of HORSE is like 3 feet behind the backboard. From this distance it probably is impossible in a modern NBA arena
Probably yelled Bam instead of Kobe 😂
Your comments has 81 upvotes, I’m going to leave it at that
Sub me out coach! 😂
And now it has 83, you’re welcome
Now im doing KPJ numbers!
That’s a trash-ass miss, fan
Knueppel attempted to throw the ball back at the fan’s face but it just wound up going in the basket like usual.
Bro I’m cackling watching him load up this shot 😭
Same. Absolute moonshot😭😭😭
FOR LIFE.
Was the fan kicked out?
He shouldn’t be. Kon threw the ball over the backboard at him first.
Malice at the Palace
Grudge at The Garden
This game took place in Charolette
Scuffle at The Spectrum
I was at the game and nah nothing happened just played on lol
I hope not, in a normal world everyone just laughs it off.
Yeah just genuinely curious would be disappointed if he got kicked out!
Basketball on the Back of the head without bracing could give you a mild concussion. You never throw Up shots Like that into crowds without warning.
Nah worse, he’s gonna be made fun of in video compilations for years to come lol.
He was executed
Ban him for the rest of the season
crowd watching the ball fly back is killin me… unc went full form
That chick laughing already knew what was gonna happen.
How did he know to duck before it hit him??
Someone yelled heads up, etc.
Probably, but no one else flinches.
Might have been a subtle message like “Kon, duck! Everyone else carry on as you were, you are safely out of harms way”
Inside job
There was a 2nd shooter
He can feel the basketballs presence
Let me introduce you to ears, my guy
pervert
Does a basketball in the air make a noise?
The group of people hollering HEADS UP
He’s like that.
seriously, and we’re all just gonna sit here and act like this is okay?
Saw it in the script
Ultra instinct
The confidence that mfer sent that with lmao
Deadeye
Ball don’t lie.
Boom! Headshot!
If that hit a soccer player he’d be in a coma for at least a half hour
Bs, footballers are injured for precisely as long as he deems necessary, no more no less.
Unfortunately I think we’re now in a bit of a people in glass houses situation when it comes to making fun of soccer for flopping
Soccer players are the people who would be most capable of getting hit in the head since thats a key part of their sport. Have you ever tried to head a full-speed soccer ball? Youd be on the ground
Desmond Bane has an alibi he was in Orlando tonight.
Imagine if Kon suffers a season-ending concussion, dude will need to relocate to Alaska to survive.
Alaskan here. I’ll find him
imagine he starts missing 3s all season
lmfaoook
Don’t mess with my ROTY
lmfao wtf
I’m crying
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The fan is lucky that wasn’t Ron Artest
That fan must have bet on Kon’s under.
at least it wasn’t a fluro dildo
What are these colours…
Okay am I tripping or did he somehow ultra-instinct sense the ball? He reacted before it hit him
Lowkey
the “fan” lucky he was banned from future games
pretty sure it’s instructed that you hand the ball back not throw it
Did the fan get in trouble? That’s my first thought 🤣
Holy shit this is hilarious
Just an accident it happens
I think we have different definitions of the word “accident” lol
What was the over on that?
dude went straight into a jump shot like an activated sleeper agent
Head shot.
Nice shot to kon haha but he is my ROTY. Can’t complain pure game.
This is a legendary r/nba title
”..Kobe!..woops”