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Hornets take down the Bucks at the Spectrum Center

WFAE | By Woody Cain
Published November 13, 2025 at 11:13 AM EST

The Charlotte Hornets snapped a three-game losing streak last night, downing the Milwaukee Bucks 111-100 at the Spectrum Center. Rookie Ryan Kalkbrenner almost didn’t play after his wife gave birth to the couple’s first child - a daughter – the day before. His said wife, Rachael, encouraged him to play and he made all eight of his shots and blocked three from the Bucks

"I definitely didn't get enough sleep last night to play with as much energy as I thought I did, so, definitely, definitely happy with the start and glad I was able to be here and help the team," Kalkbrenner said

The Hornets take on the Bucks again tomorrow night in Milwaukee.
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Woody Cain
Woody is a Charlotte native who came to WFAE from the world of NASCAR where he was host of NASCAR Today for MRN Radio as well as a pit reporter, turn announcer and host of the NASCAR Live pre race show for Cup Series races. Before that, he was a news anchor at WBT radio in Charlotte, a traffic reporter, editor of The Charlotte Observer’s University City Magazine, News/Sports Director at WEGO-AM in Concord and a Swiss Army knife in local cable television. His first job after graduating from Appalachian State University was news reporter at The Daily Independent in Kannapolis. Along the way he’s covered everything from murder trials and a national political convention to high school sports and minor league baseball.
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