{"id":789431,"date":"2026-07-18T03:03:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T03:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/789431\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T03:03:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T03:03:34","slug":"2026-nba-summer-league-kings-fight-back-to-beat-hornets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/789431\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 NBA Summer League: Kings fight back to beat Hornets"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Kings defeated the Hornets, 92-90. The Kings move to 2-3 while the Hornets fall to 1-4 in Summer League action.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.nba.com\/NBAapp_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Download the NBA App<\/a><br aria-hidden=\"true\"\/>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/summer-league\/2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">2026 Summer League<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 40px; width: auto; vertical-align: middle; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782342381_147_logo.png\" alt=\"Sacramento Kings logo\" height=\"40\"\/> Kings 92, <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 40px; width: auto; vertical-align: middle; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782874666_708_logo.png\" alt=\"Charlotte Hornets logo\" height=\"40\"\/> Hornets 90: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/sac-vs-cha-1522600061\/box-score\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Box Score<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/sac-vs-cha-1522600061\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Game Detail\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>LAS VEGAS \u2014 Emanuel Sharp scored 16 points to lead six in double figures as the Sacramento Kings defeated the Charlotte Hornets, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/sac-vs-cha-1522600061\/box-score\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">92-90<\/a>, at the 2026 NBA Summer League on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/draft\/2026\/prospects\/emanuel-sharp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sharp<\/a> did a little bit of everything in the victory, tallying four three-pointers, two rebounds, three assists and three steals with just one turnover in 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The Kings took control with a 31-19 advantage after one quarter, leading by as many as 15.<\/p>\n<p>The Hornets responded with a 31-24 second quarter to make it a 55-50 deficit at halftime. Charlotte pulled within one point by the end of the third and fought to grab as much as a six-point edge near the midway point of the fourth quarter, but the Kings used a balanced attack to storm back and finish Summer League with a win.<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Mogbo was sensational for the Kings, as the second-rounder from the 2024 NBA Draft impressed with 14 points, eight rebounds, four dimes and three blocks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/draft\/2026\/prospects\/alex-karaban\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">First-round pick Alex Karaban<\/a> (No. 29 in 2026) notched seven of his 14 points in the first quarter, adding two boards and three assists.<\/p>\n<p>Marquel Sutton chipped in 13 points and six rebounds, while Adam Flagler stuffed the stat sheet with 11 points, three rebounds, three assists and two blocks.<\/p>\n<p>Viktor Lahkin recorded a double-double (12 points, 11 boards) with three assists off the Kings\u2019 bench.<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/draft\/2026\/prospects\/hannes-steinbach\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hannes Steinbach<\/a>, a 2026 lottery pick, registered his second double-double, posting 22 points on 7-for-10 shooting and 11 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>Tidjane Sala\u00fcn and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/draft\/2026\/prospects\/christian-anderson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christian Anderson<\/a> (the No. 18 pick in 2026) contributed 18 points apiece, while Wyatt Fricks sparked with 11 points off Charlotte\u2019s bench.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson, the rookie out of Texas Tech, compiled four boards, eight dimes and three steals with two turnovers and a game-best plus-15 rating.<\/p>\n<p>Sacramento finishes the summer 2-3, while the Hornets end with a 1-4 record.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Kings defeated the Hornets, 92-90. 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