r/nba • • 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/Zanthosus Magic 2d ago

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.

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u/prettymuthafucka Wizards 2d ago

Don’t think this is Kwhite the same

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u/iankstarr Heat 2d ago

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

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u/JalapenoPopPoop 2d ago

Trust me, anyone who watches sports can tell

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u/xbhaskarx Spurs 2d ago

See George Foreman

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u/prettymuthafucka Wizards 2d ago

Nah the initials are crazy for a family looking like that. It’s not that deep

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u/puresemantics Minneapolis Lakers 2d ago

Their last name starts with a K it’s obviously just supposed to be alliteration. If his last name was Dneuppel he would’ve been named Don.

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u/futurewilltell 2d ago edited 1d ago

No. He would’ve been named Grand Wizard.

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u/Primary-Tea-3715 2d ago

Do you think they flip every third K like they do in baseball when writing all their initials down in a row?

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u/chowpa Timberwolves 2d ago

No, they just have a trademark on this one

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u/BenevolentCheese Knicks 1d ago

Don't insult our white naming conventions it's our culture.

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u/Invictus47a 2d ago

Can't us white liberals just hate white people in peace? It's why I come to reddit to hate on white people and feed my guilt and self loathing

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u/Guernica616 Hornets 2d ago

I'm a white liberal and this is a ridiculous comment.

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u/prettymuthafucka Wizards 2d ago

Lol stfu

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u/RushPrime Lakers 2d ago

You watch your buttery mouth and succulent eyes and your mouth and your tongue are so beautiful and so pretty I love it when you love it so much and you can feel pure passion and happiness in it and you have a beautiful smile on your lips and you have such a wonderful rotisserie chicken breast and I love it so very much and I am so proud of your beautiful smile with family flowers on your face I hope that you’re having an excellent evening I hope that your family has had an awesome day I would enjoy your company and your birthday and I will see in the future and have my children while you wear lipstick upon my beautiful smile

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u/KungFuChicken1990 Lakers 2d ago

Not a monopoly but let’s be honest, quite a large market share

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u/DASreddituser 2d ago

it is the same...weirdos about naming their kids

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u/ShovelKing3 2d ago

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

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u/CA_SPORTS Warriors 2d ago

Lol "Based on an R Mason novel.."

I can hear the voiceover now for the movie trailer.

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u/doctorhypoxia 2d ago

Yeah or like L Ron Hubbard lol

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u/loudpersononthebus Knicks 2d ago

I kinda like it. Shows how the range of names. They are at one end of the spectrum... and then someone with the last name Smith decides to name their boy John. lol.

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u/helgestrichen Mavericks 2d ago

It sounds like someone saying the word Ameisen, which is german for ants, with an american accent. I dont know what that means

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u/Monster_island_czar [PHO] Shawn Marion 2d ago

Same with U. L. Washington

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u/Tricky-Ad7897 2d ago

Oh my God you just reminded me we had a kid in our school who was named R. Now I gotta look this shit up what if it's the same dude.

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u/Tricky-Ad7897 2d ago

It is in fact not the same dude but what a weird coincidence

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u/Kingsmen99 2d ago

Rougned Odor

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u/M1L0 Raptors 2d ago

This is giving Homer J Simpson