NBA Las Vegas Summer League is over. The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night in the final game from Sin City to claim their first Vegas Summer League title. Among the many standouts in the event,

While Bronny James and other young talent were lighting up the NBA Summer League court in Las Vegas, another game was being played just a few steps away: One with scripts, storyboards and studio buzz.

You almost couldn’t turn on a summer league game without coming across a former state college basketball player, as UConn and Yale combined to have 10 former players competing in Las Vegas.

NBA Las Vegas Summer League is officially in the books. The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Sacramento Kings 83-78 on Sunday night, concluding the 11-day event in Sin City. With summer league over, it's time to recognize the best-of-the-best before the focus shifts to the remainder of the offseason.

Now that summer league is concluding and the NBA officially begins its dark period, the stars from Las Vegas must be acknowledged because some unexpected players made big splashes.

League is over. The Hornets won the popular and essential summer league event with an 83-78 victory against the Kings.

LAS VEGAS — Rookie Kon Knueppel’s team-high 21 points and a lightning-fast start helped fuel the Charlotte Hornets to a hard-fought 83-78 win over the Sacramento Kings in the NBA 2K26 Summer League championship game at Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas on Sunday night.

After narrowly missing the summer semifinals, both 3-1 teams will wrap up their Las Vegas schedules at Thomas & Mack Center.