The Los Angeles Lakers and the Charlotte Hornets will kick off the post-All-Star break NBA season on Wednesday night in a game that was rescheduled after the Los Angeles fires in January. The two will square off in a standalone game in Los Angeles before heading out on back-to-backs on Thursday night.

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because after the two teams agreed to a trade that would send Hornets big man Mark Williams to the Lakers, the deal was rescinded.

The 23-year-old center has finally addressed the rescinded trade and failed physical ahead of the Lakers matchup.

The NBA is back in action tonight coming off their All-Star break. Its not a full slate of games, but rather a lone matchup between the Charlotte Hornets vs.

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.

In between the original trade and the the take-back, the Hornets had already traded for another center, Jusef Nurkic from the Suns.

Windhorst said: "It wouldn't surprise me if there was a few lobs [for Williams] built into the offense to just, cause the Hornets are obviously very frustrated with the Lakers and

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,