Rookie Kon Knueppel scored 29 points, Brandon Miller added 25 and the Charlotte Hornets shut out Cleveland in overtime on their way to a rare road win, 119-111 over the Cavaliers.

Some wins look good in the standings, and then there are wins that build the character of a franchise. For the Charlotte Hornets, Sunday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse was emphatically the latter.

The team’s star guard Donovan Mitchell shouldered most of the blame for the loss when speaking with the media after the game, saying simply, “put this one on me.” Mitchell scored 17 points on just 6-24 shooting from the floor and 1-11 from three-point range while being a team-worst -12.

The league dropped a $250,000 fine on the Cleveland Cavaliers for violation of the Player Participation Policy last week.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/cavaliers/onsi as Cleveland Cavaliers may need to trade NBA All-Star soon. The Cleveland Cavaliers will soon have to make a decision regarding Jarrett Allen's future.

Sunday’s NBA games on December 14, 2025 gave fans a little bit of everything. Some teams stepped up on the road. Others fell apart late. Defense won a few games, while execution decided the close ones.

The Hornets have played without all-star LaMelo Ball for quite some time. He won't be active against the Cavaliers for this reason.

NBA insider Brandon Robinson shared how Cleveland Cavaliers fans might have a way to see superstar LeBron James back on the team for one more ride.