Williams has not played since that failed physical, as his status was in limbo. Now that the All-Star break is over, the Hornets and the Lakers will play each other in the first game after the break. Williams, who was listed as probable prior to this game, has been upgraded to available.

The 23-year-old center has finally addressed the rescinded trade and failed physical ahead of the Lakers matchup.

It has been a wild calendar month of February for Mark Williams thus far. Williams, at one point, was headed to the Los Angeles Lakers, with the Charlotte Hornets trading away their young budding center for a package headlined by Dalton Knecht and a 2031 first-round pick.

The Lakers started the post-All-Star game stretch of their schedule in a bad way with an inexcusable loss to the horrendous Hornets.

LeBron James 26 points but misses two 3-point attempts right before the buzzer, Luka Doncic struggles with his shot and Austin Reaves’ ejection proves costly as the Lakers drop another game to one

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