While it would have otherwise felt like a normal game as basketball resumes action after a few days off in the schedule, this match is anything but normal. That is because after the two teams agreed to a trade that would send Hornets big man Mark Williams to the Lakers, the deal was rescinded.

Dalton Knecht’s handling of the failed trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Charlotte Hornets has impressed many, especially given the turmoil surroundi

The Charlotte Hornets squared off with the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night for the first time since the failed Mark Williams trade. The Lakers are in fifth place in the Western Conference while the Hornets are in 14th in the East.