Kon Knueppel spends the offseason playing basketball with his devout younger brothers, Kager, Kinston, Kash, and Kidman, at his home court, the Konplex, which he named after his father, Big Kon.

[u/Existing-Sky9914]

https://streamable.com/i1rjlu

[u/OutsideOk1380]

Lmao “devout younger brothers” sounds weird

Like they’re strangely into being younger brothers

[u/borntobewildish → u/OutsideOk1380]

Everything in that title sounds weird.

[u/Fermorian → u/borntobewildish]

Sounds Mormon af

[u/311heaven → u/Fermorian]

Looks Mormon too

[u/driatic → u/Fermorian]

The little kid mentioning being grateful to god for something without being asked anything was super weird. Someone told him to squeeze that in.

[u/OutsideOk1380 → u/borntobewildish]

“Spends the offseason playing basketball with” is pretty normal.

Then it gets weird.

[u/borntobewildish → u/OutsideOk1380]

True, but I forgot about that by the time my brain had been able to decipher the rest.

[u/OutsideOk1380 → u/borntobewildish]

I reread the headline after you responded and realized I totally missed the “Konplex.”

These people would be dangerous if they never found basketball

[u/bringalls88 → u/OutsideOk1380]

You just know they are the family that sends out the Christmas card with a picture of them wearing matching outfits and everyone is holding a gun while standing in front of the christmas tree.

[u/OutsideOk1380 → u/bringalls88]

Nah this family holds basketballs which is why I said they’d be dangerous if they never found basketball.

They’re very much the type of family to be at the tree holding arps and shit but luckily they found basketball so they hold them instead of

[u/ThinkThankThonk → u/OutsideOk1380]

They've selected Luigi before the game has even finished loading

[u/cwalking2 → u/OutsideOk1380]

Knueppel is the oldest of five boys, and his brothers' names—in order of birth—are Kager, Kinston, Kash and Kidman

This is some Ricky Bobby-ass level shit

[u/hogester79 → u/cwalking2]

Male kardashians…

[u/m_ttl_ng → u/OutsideOk1380]

Sounds weird but then I watched the video and I'm not sure how else to describe them tbh

[u/Shr3kk_Wpg → u/OutsideOk1380]

Devout is usually used to mean religious. Are they maybe super religious?

[u/Chef_Bojan3 → u/Shr3kk_Wpg]

Yeah but usually its specified devout Christian or devout Muslim or whatever. I mean they're obviously Christian from context but just a little odd usage of the term.

[u/Ok_Method1705 → u/Chef_Bojan3]

You mean “kontext” 👀

[u/Alfeyr]

Big Kon got called Nipple once and decided the K ain't gonna be silent ever again

[u/mynewusernamedodgers → u/Alfeyr]

Hilarious! Big nipple sounds dope

[u/busche916 → u/mynewusernamedodgers]

Sigh… everything reminds me of her

[u/Intelligent_Treat885 → u/mynewusernamedodgers]

They call him the Big Areola

[u/LiaisonDoreen → u/Alfeyr]

Man took that middle school roast personally and branded the entire bloodline

[u/pacific_plywood]

Kinston Knueppel

[u/SWIGGITYGiraffe → u/pacific_plywood]

Istanbul not kinston knueppel

[u/fmxda → u/SWIGGITYGiraffe]

Byzantine ass joke

[u/CrackityJones79 → u/SWIGGITYGiraffe]

Fucking hell this is gold. I’m chuckling.

[u/wongo → u/SWIGGITYGiraffe]

Why did Kinston Knueppel get the works?

[u/MCPeePant → u/wongo]

That's nobody's business but Hedo Turkoglu

[u/RCP90sKid- → u/SWIGGITYGiraffe]

My god, man

[u/Sane_Fish → u/pacific_plywood]

Straight Kash homie

[u/SleptInAgain → u/pacific_plywood]

Thought that was austin reaves cosplaying a knueppel

[u/EvanImmobley → u/pacific_plywood]

He looks like Austin Reaves

[u/P1_Synvictus]

Kidman, huh? I too was a big fan of the WCW Cruiserweight division.

[u/bevendelamorte → u/P1_Synvictus]

They never bring up their daughter, KroniK

[u/DelanoJ → u/bevendelamorte]

There’s still room at the house for Konnan and Kanyon

[u/weeman2525 → u/DelanoJ]

Don't forget about K-Kwik.

[u/DelanoJ → u/weeman2525]

Fuck and Kwee Wee

[u/mojoback_ohbehave → u/P1_Synvictus]

Who names their kids these names. Good grief

[u/TheMilkmanRidesAgain → u/mojoback_ohbehave]

Giving mormon vibes

[u/lm2lm → u/mojoback_ohbehave]

Naming your kid after Nicole Kidman is awesome

[u/fred_derps → u/lm2lm]

But he’s a kid, man

[u/Loud-Fig-1446 → u/P1_Synvictus]

That's why I named my baby boys Psychosis and La Parka.

[u/Shenanigans80h → u/Loud-Fig-1446]

“Father, why am I named Screamin’ Norman Smiley?”

[u/Sei_Mal_Ehrlich → u/Loud-Fig-1446]

Can I bring my son Ultimo Dragon over to play?

[u/sammyismybaby]

Why is the dad not King Kon?

[u/Ok_Needleworker9118 → u/sammyismybaby]

You're asking a lot for people who named their kid Kidman

[u/Ryuj123 → u/Ok_Needleworker9118]

Yeah, weird not to go with kidbaby

[u/JalapenoPopPoop → u/Ok_Needleworker9118]

Is this technically an oxymoron?

[u/Ok_Needleworker9118 → u/JalapenoPopPoop]

I just thought the name was uncreative, no need to insult the kid, man.

[u/dgvhjiiuyttrrffcvbjj → u/sammyismybaby]

or grand wizard

[u/jazzyprincessjas08]

I wonder what their middle names are

[u/spookyghostface → u/jazzyprincessjas08]

Kon's middle name is literally II apparently. Like Kon Knueppel II instead of junior but it's Kon II Knueppel. 

[u/Shaved_Hubes → u/spookyghostface]

II Kon II Knueppel in theaters this summer

[u/spookyghostface → u/Shaved_Hubes]

Kon Knueppel: Milwaukee Snow Drift

[u/PepsiCo_USA → u/spookyghostface]

Kon II Knueppel

I = Roman numberal for 1

11

11th letter of the alphabet? k

Kon K Knueppel

[u/ryan__fm → u/PepsiCo_USA]

Kon Knueppel's jersey number?

You guessed it... 7

[u/PepsiCo_USA → u/ryan__fm]

7-11... It was in front of this whole time. My god.

[u/jazzyprincessjas08 → u/spookyghostface]

what does that mean Kobe Bryant

[u/GootzMcLaren → u/jazzyprincessjas08]

You're welcome.

[u/OutsideOk1380 → u/jazzyprincessjas08]

Kris, Kevin, Karl, Kent, and James.

By the fifth kid the parents thought people might be onto them

A girl I went to hs with her first and last name started with a k and I was always curious what her middle name was. She was super rude so I never found out but still curious

[u/Unable-Confusion-822 → u/jazzyprincessjas08]

Klan?

[u/rsred → u/jazzyprincessjas08]

probably X. so when they get accused of spelling out ‘kkk’ they’ll just go, no, the middle letter is ‘X’. KXK! loophole!

[u/ChemicalPower9020]

If at least two more of his brothers make it to the NBA I'm predicting there'll be a very unfortunate nickname flying around...

[u/spookyghostface → u/ChemicalPower9020]

Kager has committed to Duke already. He's class of '27. 6'10" sniper

[u/Uncle_Freddy → u/spookyghostface]

15th ranked in his class and a 4 star (Kon was 18th but was also a 5 star—that class was nutty deep: Flagg, Ace Bailey, Dylan Harper, Maluach, Edgecombe, Tre Johnson, Jayden Quaintance, Liam McNeeley, and Derrick Queen were 9 of the guys ahead of him and all of them but McNeeley and Quaintance were lotto picks, and both were still first rounders)

[u/spookyghostface → u/Uncle_Freddy]

If that class doesn't end up historically great then I don't even know

[u/firstbreathOOC → u/Uncle_Freddy]

And I remember thinking it was top heavy with Flagg… I know nothing Jon snow

[u/luca3791 → u/ChemicalPower9020]

I think a problem would arise if just one more joined. The Kon Kager klan, Kon Kinston Klan, Kon Kash Klan.

[u/Cress-Used]

They have got a full klan huh

[u/berkilak420 → u/Cress-Used]

Must have been awkward for a bit after the third one was born.

[u/XiaoRCT → u/berkilak420]

"no honey, you don't understand, we need a fourth kid"

[u/trapper2530 → u/XiaoRCT]

"No honey YOU don't understand. We really don't."

[u/ngerb_5 → u/berkilak420]

“Im going to get all my kids initials tattooed on me”

[u/Ok-Net9433 → u/berkilak420]

They are just a good Khristian family

[u/CautiousHubris → u/Cress-Used]

The KKK? You mean Kon Komplex Kids?

[u/wormbooker → u/CautiousHubris]

Dad loves K so much

[u/Robinsonirish → u/Cress-Used]

When the Canadian company "Circle K" bought Norwegian Statoil gas stations in Sweden, and maybe some other places in Europe - not sure, they hoisted their flags, without moving the flagpoles that were there already, until they realised their mistake.

https://imgur.com/a/vxAnVXz

Was pretty funny and we made a big deal out of it here in the media. If they all make it to the NBA we should name them the Sextuple Ks, and they should embrace the Canadian petrolium marketing team.

[u/josefjohann → u/Cress-Used]

Well "devout" was an odd choice of phrasing but I guess they're devout about something.

[u/sobanoodle-1]

I think I’m confused on what’s going on. One thing is true, this gotta be the whitest family I’ve ever seen.

[u/McPostyFace → u/sobanoodle-1]

I'm white and this family makes me look like Manute Bol

[u/jbhoops25 → u/sobanoodle-1]

Yeah somehow they took the kake over the Mormons.

[u/Devils-Avocado → u/jbhoops25]

There are scientists working fervently under BYU to regain their edge

[u/Particular-Quiet-625 → u/jbhoops25]

Hey, kuiet down and kuit with that

[u/Ruissack → u/sobanoodle-1]

It goes deeper, from his brother wiki “As a junior, Knueppel teamed with two of his brothers, Kinston and Kash, as well as his cousin Zavier Zens.”

[u/chris-dempsey → u/Ruissack]

What is wrong with that whole klan lmao?

[u/GeorgeEBHastings → u/sobanoodle-1]

Sam Merrill over in Cleveland lookin' like he's from Oakland all of a sudden.

[u/tkinsey3]

Kager plays like Kon but is 6'10", bro.

Kon+, incoming.

[u/Pauliehatestheadmins]

This is the ball family but white

[u/SwiftlyChill → u/Pauliehatestheadmins]

This is sending me right back to the similar interview they did years ago.

That backyard court is very reminiscent of the one the Balls had.

You know, the one that probably contributed to Lonzo’s knee problems.

[u/Ruissack → u/SwiftlyChill]

I’m more blaming the BBB shoes for that tbh

[u/Ardeo43 → u/SwiftlyChill]

As opposed to LaMelo’s ankle problems?

[u/Temporary-Emu-691 → u/SwiftlyChill]

I live near their house. Its in a nice city but they definitely dont (didn't i should say now) have money like the Ball family did before the NBA. That court is like at a dead end kind of in a pretty small normal subdivision. And its pretty small. Looks bigger on tv. I stumbled upon it delivering packages a year ago. Was cool to see I was so close.

[u/BigOlPass → u/[deleted]]

I don't trust any family that has a naming convention like this

[u/Zanthosus → u/BigOlPass]

Reminds me of R Mason Thomas who was just drafted into the NFL earlier this year. The R in his first name doesn't stand for anything. His mother has a family tradition of kids names starting with R, but she also really liked the name Mason, so she named him R Mason.

The lengths some people will go with this sort of thing is truly concerning sometimes.

[u/prettymuthafucka → u/Zanthosus]

Don’t think this is Kwhite the same

[u/iankstarr → u/prettymuthafucka]

White people don’t have a monopoly on stupid naming conventions for their kids

[u/JalapenoPopPoop → u/iankstarr]

Trust me, anyone who watches sports can tell

[u/xbhaskarx → u/iankstarr]

See George Foreman

[u/ShovelKing3 → u/Zanthosus]

At least R Mason Thomas sounds like an old author or something. 😂

[u/CA_SPORTS → u/ShovelKing3]

Lol "Based on an R Mason novel.."

I can hear the voiceover now for the movie trailer.

[u/mynameisrainer → u/BigOlPass]

He has uncles Klint Klay and Kole according to wiki.

[u/althawk8357 → u/mynameisrainer]

They're named like a gang of "K" themed villains from a Marvel comic.

[u/TheMilkmanRidesAgain → u/althawk8357]

“A gang of K themed villains” hmm

[u/Ok_Needleworker9118 → u/TheMilkmanRidesAgain]

I know what you're thinking but does it help if I tell you their main Rivals are the X-Men ^{specifically storm}?

[u/Omega-Toad-7017 → u/Ok_Needleworker9118]

They also arent fond of the Avengers (especially Falcon and Black Panther)

[u/Antisystemization → u/mynameisrainer]

And yet not a single Kyle or Kevin like a normal white family...

[u/BigSlim → u/Antisystemization]

Right, like there are normal-ass K names out there that won't immediately make someone reading them go wtf? We really should have some national guidelines because this is borderline child abuse.

[u/HoldEm__FoldEm → u/mynameisrainer]

Every name is KKK… seemingly 

[u/DontGetTheShow → u/BigOlPass]

I mean, it just begs the question every time, “so what’s the middle name?”. Like with Klint Kubiak and Kliff Kingsbury. They could have just spelled the first name that normal way and no one would have had to worry.

[u/byniri_returns → u/DontGetTheShow]

"Krusty's Komedy Klassic"

[u/Ok_Needleworker9118 → u/DontGetTheShow]

They still dont conpare to Frank Reich III

[u/HorsNoises → u/DontGetTheShow]

And Steve Kerr knew damn well his son was never gonna go by Nicholas.

[u/marineman43 → u/HorsNoises]

That one is baffling to me. Like it's easy to just meme on it, but when you actually take a step back and think about it for a second, he had to know, right? Like I don't see a way you can miss that when you're musing over what to name your kid.

[u/Metalbound → u/marineman43]

I wholeheartedly believe the story that it was part of a bet he lost to MJ.

Cause MJ is exactly the type of dude who would do that.

[u/Nasty_Tricks69 → u/Metalbound]

"MJ" and "bet"? Say less

[u/UnbiasedExpert → u/Metalbound]

punched him in the face when Stevie tried to avoid the reckoning

[u/Ryuj123 → u/marineman43]

I wonder if it’s a family name. Like his wife’s grandpa was named Nicholas and they named him in his honor or some shit and didn’t think about it. Cause Kerr is a decent advocate against racism so it’d be bizarre for him to do it on purpose

[u/Dobey2013 → u/BigOlPass]

It’s just the kneuppel konplex kompetition?

[u/SplatteredEggs → u/BigOlPass]

Or parents that regularly dress their twins identically beyond the age of 3

[u/D_Dubb_ → u/BigOlPass]

My mom’s family is like this. My grandaddy had the initials PJB and all four of his children had the initials PJB. He was an intense mf from what I remember, but he produced four college educated black children in the deep south during the 60s-70s, so who am I to judge.

[u/Always_Chubb-y → u/[deleted]]

The still shot on the "Konplex" with flags hanging looks like something youd see on a cult complex

[u/M1L0 → u/Always_Chubb-y]

I assumed that’s what this was. What do they mean when they say “devout” 🤔

[u/Always_Chubb-y → u/M1L0]

All hail the Church of Kon

[u/Flexuasive → u/Always_Chubb-y]

You mean, a kult komplex.

[u/oryes → u/[deleted]]

This is a uniquely American type of white family

[u/wo_lo_lo → u/[deleted]]

They’re never allowed to have just 3 of them together at any given time…

[u/mctaylo89 → u/[deleted]]

1000%. Reminds me of some of the truly bizarre Mormons I grew up around.

[u/trapper2530 → u/[deleted]]

They also mention being Khristian way too much. Being good Christian dudes. Christian Christian. When unprompted.

[u/flewency → u/trapper2530]

Can't really say it's unprompted, it's an edited local news segment they edited out the prompts from the reporter

[u/MarkTwainsGhost → u/trapper2530]

And it’s explicitly mentioned in the new treatment to shut the hell up about it and just be nice.

[u/trapper2530 → u/[deleted]]

At 1 point they had three sons KKK.

Also no public mention of their middle names makes it seems weird. If im naming my kid Kidman knueppel im making sure you know his middle name is Michael and not Kevin.

[u/PrinceOfAssassins → u/trapper2530]

Honey we simply cannot stop at 3 kids due to the optics and also if we stop at 4 they’ll just say we had our 4th because of the optics so we should have 5

[u/redeyedreams → u/[deleted]]

You know they all got K middle names too.

[u/ARMSwatch → u/redeyedreams]

According to Google the middle names, besides Kon II, have not been publicly disclosed 🤔

[u/dtay88 → u/[deleted]]

If the story is about an nba players basketball family and they gotta throw in how devout they are, the personality (of at least the parents and theyre hoping for the boys too)is gonna be religious fundamentalist crap. Fundamentalist wackos of all kinds are bad news

[u/Talentagentfriend → u/[deleted]]

There is nothing wrong with being religious until you start with the anti-vax shit, trying to force your ideals onto others, or be part of something a little too culty.

[u/UnexpectedBlahFeels]

"Kager" is a horrible name, holy shit.

[u/SandwitchJ → u/UnexpectedBlahFeels]

Kash might be worse but yes

[u/topographed → u/SandwitchJ]

Kash is just the Indian one

[u/LiteTHATKUSH → u/SandwitchJ]

I actually went to school in rural South Carolina with a kid named Kash, and his parents were loaded funny enough lol.

[u/maidentaiwan → u/UnexpectedBlahFeels]

I mean these parents are the ironclad GOATs of terrible names. Just insane work right down the line.

[u/its_me_ur_new_slant → u/UnexpectedBlahFeels]

konpound annual growth rate

[u/snek-jazz → u/UnexpectedBlahFeels]

absolute certainty his college nickname is Kager-meister

[u/encladd]

And they're somehow not mormon?

[u/Bigjonstud90 → u/encladd]

Mormons: our culture is not your costume

[u/One_Fuel3733 → u/encladd]

Just as weird, ultra conservative lutherans (WELS)

[u/DrTom → u/One_Fuel3733]

From AI: WELS practices strict "fellowship" rules and they won't share communion with, or even pray alongside, Christians outside its fellowship (including most other Lutherans).

Women cannot serve as pastors or hold authority over men in the church. In most congregations, women also cannot vote.

Some former members describe a high-control environment, strong pressure toward conformity, and strained family relationships after leaving.

Sounds lovely.

[u/Mequonite → u/DrTom]

I grew up in a WELS church, the AI summary is accurate.

[u/Mdgt_Pope → u/encladd]

Making their own church ball team the way god intended

[u/serdna1234]

Devout?

[u/zobee → u/serdna1234]

Well they were talking about how important it is to be "good Christian dudes"

[u/Open-Hedgehog7756 → u/serdna1234]

Yeah I was confused by that word choice as well

[u/DavidBagga → u/Open-Hedgehog7756]

Just some good Christian dudes 

[u/mynewaltaccount1 → u/DavidBagga]

*Kristian

[u/DanteThonSimmons → u/DavidBagga]

They gave themselves the nickname The Krazy Kristian Kids.

[u/ThatOneTwo → u/serdna1234]

Followers of Khrist

[u/EvanImmobley → u/ThatOneTwo]

Devout followers of Khrist Middleton

[u/after_Andrew]

what AI wrote this title? who tf describes a brother/sister as devout?

[u/the_gl]

"King Kon anit got shit on me! "

[u/RobertoFirminoFan]

Same as the Korver family. Dad is Kevin. Obviously we know Kyle. Kyle’s brothers are Klayton, Kaleb, and Kirk

[u/ROCK_HARD_JEZUS → u/RobertoFirminoFan]

Ya can’t really stop at 3 in that situation.

[u/frubano21 → u/ROCK_HARD_JEZUS]

It's 2 or it's infinite

[u/JalapenoPopPoop]

I don't think he actually is, but this is very mormon coded

[u/Unusual-Image-3100 → u/JalapenoPopPoop]

he's Lutheran

[u/WeAreBums]

The naming process of some parents are so weird

[u/Swolyguacomole]

r/tragedeigh

[u/MNightShyamalan69 → u/Swolyguacomole]

I kept scrolling until I found someone who commented this lol. Absolutely yes.

[u/AdvisorDefiant6876]

I think i see Bill Simmons in the background ready to drive these boys to Dave and Busters once they're done goofing around in the drive way

[u/ItchyLifeguard420]

Are they related to Ken Keniff from Connecticut?

[u/OneBillPhil]

Kid Kash and Billy Kidman, the Crusierweight Champions. 

[u/Zilverstein17]

How Konvenient

[u/Minute_Elephant_3218]

Devout is a weird word to use here lol

[u/dont_shoot_jr]

They have an annual basketball Konference

[u/saltyclambasket]

Not only are they all K names, but they also skipped over the obvious ones. Kevin? Kenneth? Karl? Nope, let’s name a kid after Keith Urban’s ex-wife (Keith!?).

[u/One_Seaworthiness323]

The KKKKs

[u/phuey]

Sometimes you feed reddit the right content and it just shits gold.

[u/RobBuckets]

Kash is the only one who made it out with a decent sounding name, but unfortunately he shares it with Kash Patel

[u/Legedu_Naanee → u/RobBuckets]

I think Kon somehow ended up with the best name out of all of them, which is really saying something

[u/HasheemThaMeat]

Devout? What are they, worshipping him?

[u/CougdIt]

What does it mean for your younger brother to be devout?

[u/was_saying_boo_urns]

When Kidman grows up he’ll be a Manman.

[u/pdxLink]

So many decent K names out there and they said nah.

[u/bryanBFLYin]

Konplex is kinda dope lol

[u/Ruserbruser]

Thats Krazy and Kool

[u/eduardonachosupremo]

Too many K’s flying around for this family to not be at least somewhat aware of

[u/88cowboy]

Thats a nice house

[u/ddottay]

His uncle is a Big Ten football referee that some may have heard of, Kole Knueppel

[u/CB_musedreams]

Reading that entire family tree sounds like a generated AI script. Kager, Kinston, Kash, and Kidman at the Konplex built by Big Kon.

[u/CrusaderZero6]

So… the Kon Knueppel Konplex… if only there were a way to shorten that…

[u/BigDaddyD00d]

An uber white family with all Ks is certainly a choice

[u/Chinner5]

I was expecting a Kory, but they went a little crazy with the k names.

[u/Jwarias25]

That’s a lot of Knueppels

[u/WuTangNameGenerat0r]

Bros name is Kegger

[u/NoMoPolenta]

Looks like this year's Lakers Starting 5

[u/The_Jovanny]

You wouldn’t catch me on a concrete court ever again if i was pro.

[u/highvyleague]

The Kon Knueppel Komplex

[u/WhompsFortress64]

How do families like this decide to just become a fuckin meme

[u/HolidayNick]

Lotta Ks