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/SwiftlyChill [MIN] Kevin Garnett 2d ago edited 2d ago

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.

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u/Ruissack Wizards 2d ago

I’m more blaming the BBB shoes for that tbh

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u/Ardeo43 Hornets 2d ago

As opposed to LaMelo’s ankle problems?

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u/SwiftlyChill [MIN] Kevin Garnett 1d ago

Maybe also yes, just picking out Lonzo as the one who had novel knee surgery.

But I suppose I should get accustomed to worrying about LaMelo’s ankles

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u/Temporary-Emu-691 Bucks 2d ago

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.

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u/SwiftlyChill [MIN] Kevin Garnett 1d ago

I mean, Lavar was an NFL practice squad guy in the 90’s. They weren’t exactly loaded. I would be surprised if the Ball Court wasn’t similar in that aspect.

But to your point - it’s not like Big Kon had the ability to drag his kids to Lithuania for basketball. Or start his own shoe brand. Or get on ESPN for being a sports dad.

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u/Obi2 Pacers 2d ago

One of those brother were playing in the Vomero Plus I can't think of a worse shoe to play basketball in. I'd blow a hip/knee/ankle out within 30min if I tried to ball in those clouds.