The Charlotte Hornets head into the All-Star break with three straight losses, mounting injuries, and a disputed trade. They sent Mark Williams to the Los Angeles Lakers the night before the trade deadline,

At the NBA trade deadline the Lakers made a big deal for their assumed center of the future, sending Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish, and a future first round pick to the Charlotte Hor

SALT LAKE CITY — Los Angeles Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht said “it felt like a movie” after being traded to the Charlotte Hornets and then back to the Lakers after Los Angeles rescinded the trade three days later over a failed physical by Hornets center Mark Williams.