Austin Reaves' frustration got the best of him, leading to an ejection in the third quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers' 100-97 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night. Speaking to reporters after the game,

The Los Angeles Lakers closed the first half of the 2024-25 NBA regular season with a loss to a lottery-bound opponent, and that's how they opened the second half, too. The Charlotte Hornets went into Crypto.

The Los Angeles Lakers and Charlotte Hornets aren't considered rivals, but there will be some bad blood between the two squads when they face each other on Wednesday. According to ESPN's Brian Windhorst,

Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams is still dealing with a whirlwind of emotions after the trade that was supposed to send him to the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this month was rescinded due to a failed physical.

After the Lakers traded for Luka Doncic, they nearly got Mark Williams from the Hornets, too. The two teams meet Wednesday. Here's what happened.

Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams has reportedly not returned to the team following the failed trade with the Los Angeles Lakers.

The trade was rescinded because Williams failed his physical, which reportedly revealed multiple issues. Jeff Schwartz, Williams' agent at Excel Sports Management, issued a statem

The Lakers were going to send Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish, and a couple of first-round picks in exchange for him. What happened was that the Lakers ended up failing Williams with his physical and the trade was rescinded.

The Los Angeles Lakers' failed Mark Williams trade got even messier on Thursday, when Williams' agent released a statement to ESPN's Dave McMenamin refuting the

Mark Williams appears to have hard feelings when it comes to the Los Angeles Lakers. Williams, whom the Charlotte Hornets dealt to the Lakers ahead of the NBA