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LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Los Angeles Lakers by a score of 100-97. Ball finished the win with 27 points, five rebounds, six assists and one steal while shooting 9/19 from the field and 5/13 from the three-point range in 33 minutes of playing time.

The minutes cap has been lifted for Luka Doncic, and Andrew Caley's NBA picks are pouncing on a generously-priced prop for the former Maverick vs. an overmatched Hornets squad tonight.

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.

The Charlotte Hornets and Los Angeles Lakers will be intertwined for the foreseeable future following their rescinded trade revolving around Mark Williams and Dalton Knecht. Fittingly, the two teams met in the NBA's first post-2025 All-Star break clash.

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