The trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and Charlotte Hornets fell apart several days later and the manner in which it did was somewhat unprecedented. For proof, look no further than all the questions NBA reporter Bobby Marks got about it.

On Saturday night, just after the Lakers’ win over the Indiana Pacers, the team announced that the trade had been rescinded due to a “failure to satisfy a condition of the trade."

The internal debate within the Lakers organization prior to striking a deal with the Hornets for Mark Williams is revealed