BREAKING: Hornets To DISPUTE Lakers' Nixing Mark Williams TRADE

The Hornets may dispute the Lakers' decision to nix the Mark Williams trade....
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[@Snyper69]

Hornets really wants to get rid of this dude🤣🤣

[@yagotta1]

Red flags!!

[@juddursua5459]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Jonathan-pp3du]

😂 I was thinking the exact same thing

[@Cosmicconsciousness_1]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@cabg7851]

imagine hornets buying out his contract just to get rid of him and he joins the Lakers 😅

[@tblackmusic7460]

“Happy to have em back”… oh… kay, lol

[@johnnyceetv1987]

lol first thing I told my brother.

[@pangoolal7512]

Getting Knecht back means we got the Huck Finn/Tom Sawyer thing going on again, with him and Reaves

[@harolddasynth795]

Happy to have him back when they are the ones who initiated the trade,lmao

[@joshuaglass1827]

This is turning so awkward. Damn I feel sorry for Mark Williams.

[@jetskick146]

For dalton too

[@PoppaTheeGoat2]

Honestly just let trade go thru it’s just I uncomfortable for both guys who got traded to go back anyways . I don’t think it’s something wrong with Williams I think lakers realize they offer alot but if yall think he yall franchise center let it go picks won’t be valuable anyways and you sent out 2 picks and one of them is a swap

[@joe8625]

@@PoppaTheeGoat2 Completely agree. I think it's more the durability of Mark over the next 5-10 years they were unconfident in, they didn't say any specific issue. He had been playing 30 minutes a night for the Hornets, obviously they cleared him medically. Malpractice is highly unlikely. Lakers knew they wanted a guy who can play the 5 next to Luka for a decade to come. They gave up a lot and likely realised they weren't confident in his durability long term. To me if this is the case, I don't see how it is ok to fail his medical based off of the potential lack of durability. I think they need to provide specifics on what they are concerned about and the evidence behind how this affects his durability. This stuff is probably being discussed behind the scenes but the situation is more than likely not what a lot of fans think it is.

[@nas8592]

@@joe8625hes a 23 year old starting center only playing 25 min per game . Only played in 23 of 50 games this year, i wouldn’t be shocked if he actually failed his physical . I like his game wish we had him ,but like i said wouldn’t be shocked.

[@guy-rk1jj]

charlotte making a welcome back letter then proceeds to non chalantly trying to kick mark again. they aint even hiding it lol

[@dontizzle805]

Hornets trying to fight us to keep their 🍋🍋🍋🍋🍋

[@steven7297]

exactly , Christan wood should consider himself lucky

[@juanspencer1129]

😂

[@Dom2.0]

Mark been hoopin hoopin bro...

[@AteCerealWithNoMilk]

We don't want that lemon 😂

[@travesotom6890]

Exactly 😂

[@jmason0622]

Nah, guys. Don't panic. As long as Mark Williams has ANY body issues - literally ANY, like tendon problems or back problems (which curiously the Lakers did not apparently flag) or knee problems that the Hornets did not flag as well - the Lakers would be given all rights to rescinding. Just saying. Each team's "physical exam" has different parameters and standards. What passes for another team might be different for another team, like that Isaiah Thomas trade with Cavs and Celtics. If the Lakers' medical team flagged anything of Williams as "not good", it should be legally enough reason to wave off the trade no matter the Hornets' kvetching. This is the Hornets merely trying to save face.

[@joe8625]

"each team's "physical exam" has different standards and parameters" - Exactly. Mark was obviously cleared by the Hornets medical team for him to being playing 30 minutes a night. I don't agree with people calling malpractice on the hornets end. Obviously the Hornets believed Mark was healthy. I believe the Lakers weren't confident with him long term. Who knows what the other 28 medical staffs would have said. I wonder, if Mark wasn't in the Lakers long term plans and they gave up less, would they have kept him? I do believe the price they payed and them wanting a franchise 5 long term next to Luka goes into the decision to fail him.

[@jmason0622]

@ likely yes they would’ve kept Mark. Most teams always insist on the medical report, but they all weigh based on opinion - usually based on value acquired and value given away. Has Mark been swapped for Dalton+Cam as is without picks, I assume the Lakers would’ve kept Mark despite their medical findings.

[@joe8625]

@ Good comment man. I appreciate someone actually being rational. There is a weird narrative going on, when what is going on likely isn't that complicated. I guess what this makes me think is that physicals should be done by an independent doctor. Because if what occurred here is based on lack of confidence in Mark's long term durability and not a specific injury being found, was it acceptable of the Lakers to veto the trade? Because now you have completely de-valued a player who may have been fine in the eyes of other medical staffs or on the other hand, other medical staffs may have confirmed the lakers analysis. The hornets obviously believed he was fine, I doubt they'd bring more attention to it, in the form of a dispute if there was malpractice occurring.

[@jmason0622]

@@joe8625 hmmm, good points. But one suggestion: physicals should still be done by each team’s medical staff, but once their medical staff has found red flags, they should notify the NBA who in turn will hire an independent medical assessment team to confirm said findings before teams are given the freedom to rescind.

[@travesotom6890]

Exactly, each team has different parameters as far as what passes as a physical, so the Lakers should be fine 😎

[@princemjbp695]

My god. What the hell is happening? This is embarassing bro 🤣

[@doc8013]

For whom?

[@travesotom6890]

Hornets trying to send the Lakers a lemon 🍋😆

[@abrahamhorowitz8374]

Bad blood brewing here between teams

[@triggersxm1958]

LUKA TRADE GOT EM HATIN😅

[@cannafarmer]

Irrelevant team in the scheme of things

[@terbenaw]

Hornets can't keep acting like they were reluctant in giving up Mark Williams when they're pushing him out the door in such a fashion.

[@premsarin9866]

They have to, their reputation around the league has evaporated

[@Value_Pilgrim]

The ONLY reason Hornets would want to contest the rescindment is that they were getting diamonds in exchange for lemons. And the Hornets desperately want to get rid of their lemons and are salivating for the diamonds.

[@raheel1786]

Or maybe lakers realized what they had done and made a false assesment to recind the trade and now the the other team is fighting the lies of lakers. Maybe just maybe lakers classless as ever

[@joe8625]

No. Think more logically. Hornets don't believe their player is injured. Professionals medically cleared Mark to play. He was playing 30 minutes a night. Hornets believe he is healthy. Additionally, their player they believe is healthy has had all value in this league taken away deemed on a physical from Lakers doctors.

[@markwatson3766]

@@joe8625I like lakers. However, whatever you said is the other side of the story that needs to be heard. But powerful keeps resonating and weak have to bow down.

[@joe8625]

@ A lot of the narratives made up around the situation are odd. I highly doubt NBA teams are as shady as some people are implying.

[@metallicafan416]

Probably main reason but not only reason by any stretch. You don't want other teams thinking you can't be trusted

[@zanepinkleton6257]

Lakers are actively trying to sign Alex Len... Kinda doubt that they would have tried to get out of this trade if they didn't have serious concerns

[@Jonathan-pp3du]

Where are you getting that from?

[@RyanHaase-n5j]

@@Jonathan-pp3duReading the tea leaves. Len was going to sign with the Pacers and now he’s not.

[@crizzleyo815]

@@RyanHaase-n5j i never heared that saying before 😂

[@Truthstter]

@@Jonathan-pp3duKeith Evans

[@TheDragon704]

​@@crizzleyo815 its pretty common

[@Rhachette]

Poverty franchise trying to stay relevant, hornets stay classless as ever

[@raheel1786]

@Rhachette so you're lakers are not rescinding the trade cuz now they are scared of how much they gave up and making up lies to get out of it? It's all just a show bro

[@lawrencecarter6039]

​@@raheel1786huh? Redo that last statement my guy

[@raheel1786]

@@lawrencecarter6039 my bad, good lookin out

[@travesotom6890]

@@raheel1786Lakers ain’t making up lies your poverty franchise tried to sell the Lakers a lemon , also they were the ones that contacted the Lakers about making a trade and offered Mark Williams right away knowing he was damaged goods 😝

[@princemjbp695]

If The Lakers cannot renegotiate the trade cause it's past the trade deadline, then so should the Hornets. A fine/compensation maybe, but not the trade.

[@Akaris001]

Fines and no draft pick for Hornet

[@TheWizeGod74]

This reminds me of the scene from Barbershop where Cube tried to give the money back to dude and his henchman told cube that money is his lol.

[@rghunter523]

“Ion want it” 😂😂😂

[@MM-tw7pu]

Hornets couldn’t believe their steal. I wouldn’t let go either 😂

[@00cristianH]

Between this and the Kobe trade I doubt the hornets will ever pick up a call from us ever again Lmao.

[@solido888]

The New Orleans Pelicans are the franchise that drafted Kobe and traded him for Vlade. This is not the original Charlotte Hornets.

[@jayjayjr]

@@solido888quick google search says otherwise

[@shock2429]

@@solido888The pelicans didn’t exist until 2002. Kobe was drafted in 1996 by the original Charlotte Hornets. This was before they became Bobcats.

[@solido888]

@shock2429 No. The original Charlotte Hornets moved to New Orleans. Then the NBA granted Charlotte an expansion team that was known as the Bobcats because New Orleans was still using the Hornets name. Then New Orleans changed names, allowing the expansion Bobcats to change their name to the Hornets.

[@okcomputer0101]

😂

[@ericatkins7986]

They don't want to loose draft picks or get fined. Cody Martin trade was shady too

[@HIGHQUALITYHOBO]

How

[@Rustyblackleford]

​@HIGHQUALITYHOBO Supposedly, there was an injury that Cody had that may or may not have been mentioned by the Hornets. He has a sports hernia that can keep a player out possibly indefinitely, so the Hornets are going to look bad in all this.

[@Hendrix.Robinson]

Who would’ve thought mark Williams would be the player looking bad after ALL of this lmaooooo

[@WopJr]

i don’t think he looks bad, if he’s injured he’s injured. if he’s not then it’s some shady stuff going on between the organizations.

[@brianschmitt1850]

Missing the point, Mark has made numerous public statements about how he doesn't want to be labeled an injury prone player. This is just the Hornets trying to salvage the relationship with Williams by going to bat for him.

[@tkbaku3036]

Phew !!! W rob, this dude on fire 🔥 bc this means … charlotte did ANOTHER physical and found out he might be COOKED !

[@ZayLoveless]

How you say “we never wanted to trade Mark” but quick to challenge the trade😂😂😂

[@dominicjherr]

But...but...I thought they were ESTATIC to have Mark Williams back again. Isn't that what Charlotte said? I'm utterly confused with this apparent 180 in sentiment from the Hornets FO... I still suspect that they wanted to pawn damaged goods (Williams)) off on the Lakers, and are now salty about the trade getting rejected. I hope the Lakers have all their ducks in a row, to combat any further possible shenanigans out of Charlotte.

[@tkbaku3036]

Doesn’t matter, means we’re good. Rob dodged a HUGE BULLET

[@patrickm6483]

Charlotte owners are new guys on the block it’s obvious they thought they could fleece the lkaers

[@travesotom6890]

Exactly, they welcomed Mark Williams back and now all of sudden they want to challenge the Lakers on the rescinding of the trade it doesn’t make sense, they should’ve never welcomed Mark back if that was the case 😂

[@geraldjeffcoat392]

​@@travesotom6890Exactly I was like what's going on here?!!

[@jjmk3301]

I would have taken a gamble on Williams for Knecht, but a pick swap and an unprotected first too??? 😮

[@jdelgado216]

William would be worth if not for the health concerns

[@thetruth-wj7rz]

100% agree. It may have been a straight trade Dalton for Williams based on his injury issues but adding 2 picks for someone who has played only 40% of the time. That was a day light robbery.

[@tonydavis9472]

There is where the concert is Jenny Buss never wanted to give out those 1st. Others team are wondering how can the Lakers rescind when Mark played with no issues. Teams want to have a 3rd party physician to get involve ro do the assessment and if Mark pass the Lakers will be in trouble.

[@thegrudge]

@@thetruth-wj7rzHornets know Lakers desperate for a big and was close to the deadline, so they ran up the price a bit. As they should though. It’s a business I. The end.

[@kuanchiaowang7591]

If Hornets challenge the trade, does that mean Dalton and Mark won't get to play during the period of challenge?

[@b.7811]

Probably means the league themselves will perform a physical and then that’ll decide if the trade goes through. That would make sense tbh.

[@paolo-n2000]

terms of the trade was that Williams & Knecht must pass team physical...Williams couldn't pass the Laker physical...

[@ZNAtty123]

​@@paolo-n2000 hes not saying a league physical. Hes saying the league should conduct a physical on behalf of the lakers.

[@Turtlemaster4]

@@paolo-n2000”Laker” physical seems a bit biased to be fair the league should perform it themselves

[@diffizzle8630]

@@Turtlemaster4the league isn’t the one that has to pay these guys millions. If you write the checks you should get to decide what does or doesn’t work for you medically speaking

[@charismaticcharacter6529]

I rather have Dalton Knecht over Mark Williams.

[@LosDoyerss]

Myles Turner is a free agent after this season. It’s best for the Lakers to wait and pickup a legit center during the off season and not have to give up two picks in the process.

[@dadliboi]

Ha! Wow, so what are we looking at here? A difference of opinion between two franchises' doctors?

[@joe8625]

This is likely exactly right. A lot of these other theories are whacky. It's pretty simple. Mark Williams had been medically cleared by the Hornets doctors (professionals) to play. He was playing 30 minutes a night. Hornets believed their guy was healthy. They ship him to the Lakers and Lakers medical staff deem his back (previous main concern) is fine but they also deem their is other things that they are concerned about. They wanted Mark to play next to Luka for a decade, they gave up a lot, it's likely just that their doctors deemed that his durability was questionable long term. Hornets don't agree. Their player has been severely de-valued around the league. They believe he is healthy.

[@geraldjeffcoat392]

We'll see, let's see how we'll and how many games he plays now.

[@travesotom6890]

The Lakers will take him for Reddish and a 2 round pick 😆

[@bo12alday52]

I wish somehow he could be on the lakers and be healthy he makes us a real contender now

[@YBK_Sauze]

Exactlyyyyy

[@YBK_Sauze]

We would barely lose

[@willfields2096]

I would take him back if I don’t gotta give up a first round pick

[@vinceentena2908]

Lol.. This Charlotte teams a bunch of clowns....They already welcome Mark Williams, and yet they wanted to dispute it.. lol..

[@aviq714]

WHAT IF doctor who checked Williams was a diehard lakers fan and he failed him on purpose to avoid having this deal LOL 😅 so much drama

[@doc8013]

Huh? If he's healthy then he would want Williams on the Lakers. He makes them better.

[@travesotom6890]

Things don’t work that way bro 😂

[@jacobmont7129]

Yeah no way the the big market Lakers would have any influence over the doctors analysis. Really stupid take by this guy.

[@LosDoesIt81]

Who is in need of a center now?? Hornets don’t need to offload Mark now, they aren’t contenders. The Hornets went to LA first to say they were willing to trade Mark. LA made the offer and they most likely made a big offer because at the moment Mark was the best or only option not a free agent. LA got cold feet and used the physical to back out of the trade because 2, first round players for Mark is a bad trade

[@phantomdancer3279]

dont want that guy back... i thought we over paid heavily for a center that doesn't provide defense or offense and is that injury prone at that age. i would much rather give up 2 picks for a versatile big like myles turner or get cheap centers like chris boucher.

[@wl6020]

Cant the lakers keep a future first and do the trade? Kinda like isaiah thomas to the cavs and the cavs saw his hip injury, and Boston added a extra future first

[@ESPINOZA316]

Trade deadline has passed. You can't modify it anymore

[@ProudFilthyCasual]

No because the deadline is passed, they aren't allowed to alter or change the trade at all, otherwise it probably already would have been done. Lakers wanted to take the chance on Williams, just not at that price with the additional issues they found.

[@wl6020]

@@ProudFilthyCasual i know, but what i meant was the hornets want to do the trade, lakers don't after doing the physical, cant the nba step in and override it amd have both teams do a negotiation, and the lakers get to keep a future first?

[@tonydavis9472]

This goes deeper then Mark Williams, the way the Lakers made it seem is that the GM and Hornets gave a guy they knew couldn't pass a physical. By doing that it would make the hornets look bad doing deals in the future.

[@iknowsports6366]

Challenging the rescinded trade should tell you the hornets know he damaged goods 😂😂😂

[@mrpurplelightsaber5764]

I LOVE the way NOBODY is saying "Hey, what if we waive Bronny to free up a roster spot?"

[@lmarko24]

I can see the league conducting a physical themselves, as every team has different standards, and pending the results of that , they can still validate the trade as it would be considered " in Retro " as it was already approved before the deadline, and should Mark fail the League Physical then the Lakers were justified in their decision , I don't know for sure , I just see this as a potential scenario.

[@CanYouDigIt34]

"We made a difficult decision to move him" and we continue to make that difficult decision and try to move him LOL

[@Truexii]

Bruh it a win-win situation for the lakers

[@anthonymarrequin1819]

Not for no first round pick with Dalton if he really has some injury issues

[@nikolaanthony4468]

Funny thing is AD wouldn’t have passed a Lakers physicals

[@evanstone7656]

Luka wouldn't either, lol

[@michaeldillard1408]

You know the lakers did their home work on his body

[@kiercebarrington949]

Facts

[@travesotom6890]

Facts 😆

[@kitagilbert3669]

this is crazy wow what is wrong with all the teams that call them why r they doing all this wow

[@ShockwaveDawn]

I'm glad you point out the hypocrisy in their statement and their actions. Was my first thought as well when I read the news. If they want to challenge it, fine, that should be their right. But then don't make it sound like you didn't want the trade to begin with..

[@HHLoveMyFam]

Welcome back DK

[@jmvillegasjr59]

They know, now, that other teams, either now or in the future, will not want to deal with them for trying to trade off damaged goods, and also, his trade value has dropped significantly.

[@neugey]

The league shouldn't rule on anything related to this until the offseason. For basketball reasons.

[@YungEBT]

Hornets know that they Fleeced a Desperate Lakers. They know he has injuries and probably have some underlying medical condition and the Lakers gave up more than what he was worth. It was just a bad trade in general. I understand why the hornets will dispute tbh they got a big return for a injury prone player

[@mtx1212]

Hornets is such a pathetic organization as shown through this move😂😂😂

[@AteCerealWithNoMilk]

Lmao what even funnier is the GM putting out a statement before this welcoming back mark Williams and how they are glad to have him back 😂 but now trying to challenge the trade. They know bro damage goods this os proof right here

[@garrykimovich]

If there really is nothing wrong with Mark Williams, the Hornets should challenge. Mark Williams should also sue because his value has gone down now. The medical exams should be made available to both teams. Pelinka just might just be regretting the trade after seeing how well the team has been playing with Hayes.

[@mfan2492]

But how would it look if the league forces the trade through because he is "healthy" and he gets hurt in his first game?

[@garrykimovich]

@@mfan2492 Well that would suck, but look at it from Mark Williams' view. He's already probably lost millions because of being labelled by the Lakers as having several medical issues not related to his back. If this isn't true, then it's really unfair to Williams and also teams shouldn't just be able to change their minds after already making a deal.

[@travesotom6890]

I doubt Pelinka failed Mark on purpose the Lakers desperately need a center, it must be legit and one thing you don’t know is the Hornets are the ones who approached the Lakers in a trade and offered Mark Williams from the get go, so that seems very suspect, the Hornets are just trying to get over 😂

[@mfan2492]

@@garrykimovich I’m sure they found something and the Lakers would happily share his medical records with any other team’s doctors that wishes to sign him.

[@rickyd2929]

They were about to get 2.5 times more than what it cost them *the 15th overall pick) for a guy that's been largely a disappointment and very unreliable, I would be pissed too if the deal didn't end up going through.

[@pvd2488]

It sounds to me like the Hornets knew Williams is damage goods, they fleeced Penlika in the deal and they don't want to give up the loot, from the robbery, just more proof Pelinka sucks at making deals.

[@TonyC.-kq9fh]

Lakers will take him but keep Knect and one draft pick, seems fair

[@DorkVaderjr]

I thought they was so happy to have him back

[@vripper2678]

This is like that smart kid that has the entire’s class in limbo holding people hostage after school.

[@aaronmichaelelvisgetz5136]

So happy to have you back but we want to try and make this work again, love ya Mark, it’s not you, it’s the other team.

[@ThisIsGers]

All this after the statement is crazy 😂😂😂

[@rayneozier]

I’m a Hornets fan. I like Mark Williams. When he’s healthy he’s a quality starting center. His presence does help the team. But so does another first round pick. I just want this thing to be over with. It’s gotta be super awkward for all of the players involved.

[@christianllido5784]

i feel bad for DK4, our Klay 2.0. This saga must end.

[@BrokeBoi-dk7fl]

The fact that Hornets did this are just showing trading for Mark Williams are huge red flags ..

[@raymondangeles2945]

Any chance NBA will allow to adjust the trade? Maybe replace Dalton with Woods or add protection to the ‘31 pick

[@AlphaKappaRon]

The Hornets should be fine for lying about his physical. They should take away their 2025 pick and give it to the Lakers because they lost out on getting a center before the trade deadline.

[@JWickyJr13]

I feel bad for Mark. End of the day, this is a really shitty situation for him.

[@sffan10]

Conspiracy theory. Pelinka wanted to make it LOOK like he got a lob threat for Luka but he didn’t actually want to give up Knecht and those picks. So he traded for a player he knew had an extensive injury history and then failed the physical after the trade deadline so no other trade could be done.

[@ericatkins7986]

You should be able to amend a trade anyway if you agree before the deadline. It's backwards to not be able to adjust or amend as long as a trade is agreed . you do need to see medicals

[@ericgreer5428]

Trevor mentioned that if the NBA finds the Lakers at fault the league possibly penalizing the Lakers, then would the same thing happened to the Hornets if the league rules in favor of the Lakers? I don't buy anything the Hornets are alleging, because why would they write ta press release welcoming Mark Williams back, then do a complete 180 about the trade being rescinded. This is what happens when there are teams like Dallas and Charlotte having sketchy agendas and making trades for unscrupulous reasons totally ignoring/disrespecting their fanbases. 2 🤡🫏🫏 organizations.

[@travesotom6890]

I doubt if the Lakers did anything wrong, they desperately wanted him BUT he failed his physical and they were not going to get stuck with damage goods

[@antoniososa7135]

Good grief here we go

[@geedotty7839]

Give us mark n let us keep Dalton then

[@ThomasKahalepuna]

I find it highly unlikely that the Lakers could lose this, a Dr had to fail him, and there are dozens of things they could use to say they did not feel comfortable. Until the league names a Dr that is employed not by any team but by the NBA as a whole, and has him do physicals after trades , they will have a hard time proving what Charlotte suggests.

[@554cortez]

I think what goes under appreciated here is how high tier our front office looks in the last few weeks. The Mavs look dumb and cheap and Charlotte looks shady. The lakers, on the other hand, look like they have a good medical team, they handle injuries appropriately and cautiously, they build community around their players, and know how to play the business side of the league. That might go unnoticed by the fans, but not by the players. Do you want to play for the Mavs when they rush you back and get you hurt, or Charlotte when their doctors suck? Or the organization that’s thorough and organized?

[@alohatvn]

The lemon 🍋 needs to be repaired 😊😊😊

[@Blazin50s]

Thing is ‘Injury concerns’ is vague, Steph Curry had injury concerns. It could mean his condition is manageable with the right care OR the wheels might fall off - we just don’t know. Add in the fact that he’s currently playing/healthy, The Hornets should be pissed. Totally ruined the value of their asset.

[@Angel._.00777]

WTF they recently said they Welcome this Glass Mark Williams, now they want to get rid him again.. what's really wrong with his Physical?

[@RICHUNCLE44]

I think they are going to adjust the trade & Charlotte will receive less… For example Charlotte will not get the future #1 draft pick. Also I think the NBA should have their own Drs near each team city to examine players before or after all trades.

[@jodychappell]

How can you complain about the medical of a guy who's missed over 60% of his available games in 2.5 seasons? They are clearly keen to get rid of Mark as soon as possible before he gets hurt again and his value drops even more.

[@Buleye]

These “physical evaluations” are definitely debatable. I remember when the Dolphins rescinded a QB trade cause he failed their physical…the next week that QB passed the Saints physical and joined that team. Drew Brees became a Super Bowl wining HOFer while the whole Dolphin staff got fired…LOL! Could be the hornets just don’t want an uncontested medical fail on Mark’s record.

[@jayjus5575]

Not them doing all this after saying they only traded him because LA aggressively pursued Williams and then welcoming him back lol

[@ZBirDEveryday]

It puts multiple teams in a pickle when this stuff happens. I doubt the Hornets would have traded for Nurkic, if they had a center. Mark was averaging 20-10 the 10 games before the trade, it’s hard to believe he didn’t “pass” a physical.

[@gamerf2p843]

I honestly feel Lakers last minute felt that trading Dalton was a mistake, and did all this, come on it's the Lakers we are talking about..... Lol

[@Kyle-j5p]

Trading Dalton isn’t a mistake, hopefully he has a good career but this isn’t the same team that drafted him. Gabe Vincent plays GREAT defense and is knocking down three pointers. Rui plays ok defense and is knocking down three pointers. AR plays no defense and is knocking down threes Luka is going to get in a rhythm and is going to start knocking down threes Dalton is streaky knocking down threes, his basketball IQ is trash, and he’s a defensive liability. Goodluck to him, I wish we had more time to trade him somewhere else, he deserves to go somewhere he feels wanted.

[@Kyle-j5p]

He looked so unhappy on the bench tonight 😆

[@travesotom6890]

No they didn’t, they wanted MW but he failed his physical the Lakers were NOT going to get stuck with a lemon 😂

[@openworld6337]

Dumb hornet fan... i mean only hornet fans can be this dumb 😂😂😂

[@oblivionpro69]

Weren't they just like "Welcome back Mark we love you"? This is just pitiful

[@marcpopick6218]

It's kinda messed up for Mark Williams. Initally it seemed like his medical privacy would have been kept private. Even with the Lakers rejecting him. Now the Hornets are pushing an issue with the league. This will likely push all of Willams' medical issues into public scrutiny.

[@clari-net6133]

Even Hornets fans noticed that Williams appeared to be off in the last 2 weeks of his playing....He was a defensive liability!

[@827jimenez]

Wow I have never seen anything like this.

[@chrisrobinson8339]

A trainers finally caught the lemon 🍋. Our trainers usually can't spot a lemon 🍋 for 💩. We usually pick up a lemon 🍋 per year. Can't stand our trainers.

[@jayc5756]

They keep making themselves look worst and worst. SMH 🤦‍♂️

[@austinmaynard5271]

If this isn’t proof he’s not healthy and the fact Hornets are pushing to get rid of him means he’s not wanted there. They were trying to scam the lakers, now they have to try to look good by finding other routes to dump him off.

[@hooliganconcepts5052]

Mark Williams has to feel unwanted at this point.

[@bradewallace8517]

They could feel that way about him but rather have dalton the 1st round pick and pick swap. Just because they are disputing this doesnt mean they dont like mark williams as a player. They may rather at this point in their timeline rather have DK and the draft assets. So i dont get the laughing like they want rid of him for free or something lol. Tbh i hope the league rules in favor of the hornets. Williams will be more of an asset this year than DK will. And F them picks😂

[@Steve-l6i1i]

You have Dallas' ownership group sending out a ridiculous Luka hit and now this from the Hornets. Both organizations covering their rears.

[@JonSmith-hk1bq]

Yeah, the Lakers gave up a lot for Williams. But he was potentially the missing piece for a championship run for the next three years. We just saw what having both Lebron and Luka turned Hayes into tonight. Williams is potentially a 20 ppg guy shooting 60% and making all-star teams with those two wizards feeding him. The Lakers don't give that up for a pick six years from now. They saw something that scared them off.

[@rickjustus6416]

It's like you go to buy an 8th off a dude who says he has fire and you get there and it's oregano.

[@blairm.3550]

Hornets have handled this terribly

[@rubikino7569]

Damage Control /// This Could be a Good thig For Williams going Forward

[@cannafarmer]

Its about to end his career, exposing his injury issues. The hornets want him GONE 😂😂 forget the hornets they suck no one cares about you

[@bshen88]

"After the other team aggressively pursued Mark, we made the difficult decision to move him..."

[@avkalyan2000]

Lakers fan- it might just be because Charlotte don’t want mark williams value to drop making it so public about health issues. This might be for the future value.

[@bradmason8334]

physicals are subjective & Lakers got this one

[@EmptyxVoid]

Hornets still ass after mike left.