Liam McNeeley registered a double-double on Friday to tip off the NBA Summer League, helping the Hornets defeat the Jazz in Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS – The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Utah Jazz, 111-105, in the NBA 2K26 Summer League at Thomas & Mack Center on Friday.

Former UConn star Liam McNeeley put on a show with a 22-point double-double in his NBA Summer League debut for the Charlotte Hornets Friday night.

LAS VEGAS -- Sixers No. 3 overall pick VJ Edgecombe (thumb sprain) will remain sidelined for the team's Las Vegas Summer League contest against the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday, the team said.

All eyes were on Kon Knueppel in the Charlotte Hornets' Summer League debut, but it was Liam McNeeley, the 29th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, who ended up

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