We have shocking new updates coming out Charlotte! The Charlotte Hornets are coming off a narrow victory over the San Antonio Spurs. Having quelled the threat of Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs, LaMelo Ball and co. will look forward to their next game against the Detroit Pistons in the second leg of their back-to-back.

And ahead of the game, the Hornets have issued an update on Ball. But more interestingly, there’s an unexpected twist in one of the biggest trades of this season involving the Hornets. Let’s see what these updates are.

Charlotte Hornets Injury Report – will LaMelo Ball play against the Detroit Pistons?

The Charlotte Hornets have turned in their injury report for the Pistons game. And wow, it’s a long one. The Hornets have named 9 players on the report ahead of their upcoming game. But in a twist that will relieve every Hornets fan out there, they have removed LaMelo Ball from the injury report.

LaMelo was listed as QUESTIONABLE ahead of the Spurs game. But he ended up playing 36 minutes in that game, putting up 24 points and 10 assists. Even though LaMelo is available for the Pistons game, there are still quite a fair few absentees for the Hornets. Here’s the full injury report:

• Josh Green – OUT(Right calf; Tightness)
• Dalton Knecht – QUESTIONABLE (Trade Pending)
• Tre Mann – OUT (Disc; Herniation)
• Brandon Miller – OUT (Right Wrist; Ligament Repair)
• Jusuf Nurkic – QUESTIONABLE (Trade Pending)
• Josh Okoge – OUT (Left Hamstring; Strain)
• Cam Reddish – QUESTIONABLE (Trade Pending)
• Nick Smith Jr. – OUT (Low Back; Tightness)
• Grant Williams – OUT (Right ACL; Repair)

So that’s the complete rundown of every player that will or is at risk of missing the Detroit Pistons game. However, you might be confused after seeing some players appearing on the report with pending trades. Well, that’s the shocking development we alluded to earlier. And it has huge ramifications for the entire league, not just Charlotte!

Mark Williams returns to the Hornets after Lakers trade gets nixed

After trading away Anthony Davis for Luka Doncic, the Los Angeles Lakers were in the market for a big. They ended up deciding to go for Mark Williams, giving up Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish, a 2030 pick swap, and a 2031 first-round pick. Well, that deal is in the water now.

The Lakers released a statement on Saturday night, revealing that the trade for Mark Williams had fallen through. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that Williams failed his physical for the Lakers. The Hornets provided everyone with a statement as well, welcoming back Mark Williams with open arms.

Now that this deal has fallen through, Cam Reddish and Dalton Knecht, like Williams, will return to their former club. Hence, their mention in the injury report. Although this deal won’t affect the Hornets too much, the Lakers will be quite distressed by its failure.

They are now lacking options at center once more. And they’ll need to rely on Jaxson Hayes to start with two-way players Christian Koloko and Trey Jemison III acting as rotation options. What’s worse is they will now have to waive a player to even have a chance at signing a player from the buyout market.

It’s certainly not a good time to be a Lakers fan. But Hornets fans will be delighted to have both LaMelo Ball and Mark Williams back in the team. Even if the 7-footer won’t play against the Pistons!