When Bianca Rodriguez was given a few options to select from to ensure she could get to a Charlotte Hornets game, the UNC Charlotte sophomore chose Wednesday.
Little did she know it just so happened to be Kevin Durant’s initial outing as a member of the Phoenix Suns following last month’s blockbuster trade with the Brooklyn Nets. And it was the first pro basketball game she had attended.
It was a memorable one, too, because during the first quarter of the Hornets’ 105-91 loss, Rodriguez was recognized as the second recipient of the annual Rick Bonnell Memorial Scholarship.