Kobe White will make his debut for Charlotte to avenge the Bulls
The The Charlotte Hornets are ready for the debut of guard Kobe Whitewhich deals with stretching the left lower leg. White will be ready for Charlotte when the team takes on the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday. He is listed as probable on the team’s injury report.
White used to play for the Bulls, so this will be a bit of a revenge game for the veteran running back. This season, White is averaging 18.6 points per game. Earlier in February, he was traded to the Hornets after spending several years in Chicago.
Charlotte holds a 27-31 record on the season. The club has lost two of its last three competitions.
Kobe White is set to make his debut for the Hornets
White played his college basketball at North Carolina, so he will be playing in front of a large crowd in Charlotte. The talented guard averaged double-digit points in almost every NBA season he played.
White he says he wasn’t too surprised to trade.
“Every other time in my career I was like, I think it (is) really going to happen,” White told The Associated Press. “But now, given the circumstances, you know, a lot of us coming into free agency this summer. And the team kind of had to go in a direction, a certain direction. So, I really wasn’t surprised or anything.”
This season with the Bulls, White started 26 games while appearing in 29 contests. He last played in the Feb. 3 game between the Bulls and the Milwaukee Bucks. He scored 21 points in that game.
White is shooting close to 44 percent from the field this season. His shooting stats are down from last season, when he averaged more than 20 points per game.
Charlotte and Chicago play on Tuesday at 8:00 PM ET. Chicago has a 24-34 record this season.
2026-02-24 14:33:00
