The Charlotte Hornets have been in contact with the NBA as they explore options to dispute the Los Angeles Lakers' failed physical assessment of Mark Williams, per Shams Charania of ESPN. The Hornets and Lakers completed a deal last Wednesday that involved Charlotte sending Mark Williams to the Lakers for Dalton Knecht,

The Charlotte Hornets have been in the NBA spotlight in their attempted trade with the Los Angeles Lakers that hasn’t quite gone as expected. Last week, Hornets center Mark Williams was the key piece in a deal that was supposed to send Dalton Knecht,

The Hornets have reached out to the NBA to challenge the Lakers' failed physical assessment of Mark Williams, ESPN reported Monday night, with the big man now back in Charlotte after a trade with Los Angeles fell through.