LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets were able to end a three-game losing streak on Wednesday night, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers and their new duo of LeBron James and Luka Doncic 100-97. Hornets center Mark Williams was playing for a little bit of revenge after Charlotte traded him to the Lakers in exchange for Dalton Knecht,

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Mark Williams, who was initially traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, was sent back to Charlotte after the trade was rescinded and hasn't appeared in a game since. However, that could change on Wednesday night versus the Lakers as Williams has been upgraded to probable with a designation on the injury report as "return to play reconditioning.

As Mark Williams slowly works back into form following the rescinding of the Lakers trade, Jusuf Nurkic is settling into his role as Charlotte’s reserve center.

While the bulk of the usual star-studded sellout crowd seemed confused with how to treat Williams during pre-game introductions, giving him a smattering of positivity mixed in among the murmurs, most of the crowd reaction for the visitors was reserved for the Hornets’ star point guard.

In an alternate reality, Luka Doncic, LeBron James, and Mark Williams all teamed up to throttle the Charlotte Hornets last night. Instead, it was Williams, LaMe

the excitement around the team will take a big hit with starters LaMelo Ball (ankle) and Mark Williams (return to competition conditioning). This is, however, just injury management and is not ...

After a blockbuster trade between the Hornets and Lakers fell through, there's still a lot of questions as to why Mark Williams' physical was actually failed.

Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball cooked Luka Doncic late in a stunning comeback win over the Los Angeles Lakers.