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.

One of the more puzzling parts of the trade deadline earlier this month was when the Lakers announced that their trade to acquire big man Mark Williams from the Charlotte Hornets was rescinded just 48 hours after it was announced.

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,

The 23-year-old center has finally addressed the rescinded trade and failed physical ahead of the Lakers matchup.

With the Charlotte Hornets set to begin a back-to-back in California, the team is going to be extremely careful with the workload of center Mark Williams, as they have all season long. The third-year big man was starting to get into a flow of things prior to the trade with the Los Angeles Lakers.

When the Hornets dealt Mark Williams and acquired Jusuf Nurkic, it was not exactly expected for the two to have to play together. The league had other plans, however, with Williams deal to Los Angeles being rescinded.

The Charlotte Hornets have shared key injury updates on Mark Williams and Brandon Miller before Monday's matchup with the Sacramento Kings.

The Charlotte Hornets are set to face the Sacramento Kings on Monday at 10 p.m. ET, following one of the worst losses in the organization's history. Before hitting the court against the Kings, Charlotte was blown out in a matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers .

If anyone thought the Mark Williams trade fiasco was over, think again. Despite all parties returning to their teams and even facing off last night, not to ment

One of the more puzzling parts of the trade deadline earlier this month was when the Lakers announced that their trade to acquire big man Mark Williams from the Charlotte Hornets was rescinded just 48 hours after it was announced.