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On Saturday night, just after the Lakers’ win over the Indiana Pacers, the team announced that the trade had been rescinded due to a “failure to satisfy a condition of the trade."

After the Los Angeles Lakers’ failed trade for Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams collapsed, reasons behind an internal debate over assets offered have reportedly come to the forefront. After the move was made ahead of the NBA trade deadline,