Hornets rout Bulls, set franchise road winning streak record

WFAE | By Woody Cain

Published February 25, 2026 at 8:44 AM EST

The Charlotte Hornets cruised past the Chicago Bulls 131-99 on Tuesday night, setting a franchise record with their eighth straight road victory.

Guard Coby White made his Hornets debut after being traded from Chicago, finishing with 10 points, four assists and three rebounds in 16 minutes.

Rookie Kon Knueppel also made history, becoming the fastest player in NBA history to reach 200 made 3-point shots.

Charlotte continues its road trip Friday night against the Indiana Pacers.

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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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