The Los Angeles Lakers had an eventful trade deadline. After a 'seismic' trade acquiring Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis, among other pieces in their Dallas Maver

While it would have otherwise felt like a normal game as basketball resumes action after a few days off in the schedule, this match is anything but normal. That is because after the two teams agreed to a trade that would send Hornets big man Mark Williams to the Lakers, the deal was rescinded.

After the Los Angeles Lakers rescinded the trade between Lakers' Dalton Knecht and the Charlotte Hornets' Center, Mark Williams, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Charlotte Hornets finally faced each oth

Dalton Knecht’s handling of the failed trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Charlotte Hornets has impressed many, especially given the turmoil surroundi

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One day before the NBA trade deadline, the Los Angeles Lakers traded Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish and a future first-round pick to the Charlotte Hornets for Mark Williams . However, the trade was later rescinded due to a failed physical by Williams, and the players involved ended up returning to their previous teams.

SALT LAKE CITY — Los Angeles Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht said “it felt like a movie” after being traded to the Charlotte Hornets and then back to the Lakers after Los Angeles rescinded the trade three days later over a failed physical by Hornets center Mark Williams.

Spurned by the Los Angeles Lakers due to a failed physical and returned to the Hornets following the agreed upon Feb. 6 deal for Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish and draft pick compensation prior to the NBA trade deadline,

Mark Williams has had quite the last two weeks in his NBA career. When the Charlotte Hornets center woke up a few weeks ago, his life had been changed in a way that no one saw coming. Williams had been traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Dalton Knecht and a 2031 first-round pick.