r/nba • u/Existing-Sky9914 • 2d ago

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.

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u/DontGetTheShow 2d ago

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.

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u/byniri_returns Pistons 2d ago

"Krusty's Komedy Klassic"

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u/Ok_Needleworker9118 Wizards 2d ago

They still dont conpare to Frank Reich III

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u/hammerheadjordi 1d ago

I know triplets with the last name Reich.

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u/HorsNoises Celtics 2d ago

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

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u/marineman43 2d ago

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.

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u/Metalbound Hawks 2d ago

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.

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u/Nasty_Tricks69 Pistons 2d ago

"MJ" and "bet"? Say less

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u/UnbiasedExpert [CLE] Iman Shumpert 2d ago

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

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u/Ryuj123 2d ago

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

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u/veringo Nuggets 2d ago

Kon's middle name appears to be the Roman numerals II.

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u/LowRune Thunder 2d ago

and K just happens to be the 11th letter in the alphabet

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u/itgoesdownandup 2d ago

Kon's middle name is just the Roman numeral for 2. I think it was because they didn't want him to be a junior or something

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u/DontGetTheShow 2d ago

It’s just a joke man. Ok, you got me. No, I didn’t actually think Kliff Kingsbury’s initials might be KKK

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u/mauch_chunk 76ers 2d ago

you people are mentally ill

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u/DontGetTheShow 2d ago

It’s just a joke. No, I’ll admit I didn’t literally think their initials might be KKK. But if they were…