In the professional sports world, the Lakers are getting a true stand-alone, prime-time affair Wednesday. With every other NBA team off, the NHL breaking for their wildly entertaining “Four Nations” tournament and baseball yet to start,

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,

Mark Williams wasn't the only center the Los Angeles Lakers pursued at the NBA trade deadline, according to The Athletic's Jovan Buha. The Lakers insider reported on his Buha's Block podcast the team "inquired" about Jalen Duren,

As the NBA season resumes after the All-Star break, the Los Angeles Lakers are adapting their strategy following the rescinded trade with the Charlotte Hornets for center Mark Williams. Despite the setback,

Mark Williams and his agent questioned the Lakers in the fallout from a rescinded trade with the Charlotte Hornets at the NBA trade deadline.

Mark Williams spoke to FOX Sports about the Lakers rescinding a trade that would've brought him to Los Angeles.

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 What happened was that the Lakers ended up failing Williams with his physical and the trade was rescinded.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

"The overwhelming sentiment, after conferring with multiple, nationally recognized doctors, is that the Los Angeles Lakers should not have failed Mark Williams on his physical," Schwartz said in the statement. "Mark was ready and able to play for them and should have been given that opportunity."

The Lakers were called out by Mark Williams's representation after failing his physical and sending him back to the Hornets.

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