The agent for Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams says the Los Angeles Lakers should not have failed his client’s physical examination.

Mark Williams spoke to FOX Sports about the Lakers rescinding a trade that would've brought him to Los Angeles.

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The Lakers were called out by Mark Williams's representation after failing his physical and sending him back to the Hornets.

The Los Angeles Lakers' failed Mark Williams trade got even messier on Thursday, when Williams' agent released a statement to ESPN's Dave McMenamin refuting the

After a blockbuster trade between the Hornets and Lakers fell through, there's still a lot of questions as to why Mark Williams' physical was actually failed.

Mark Williams appears to have hard feelings when it comes to the Los Angeles Lakers. Williams, whom the Charlotte Hornets dealt to the Lakers ahead of the NBA

"The overwhelming sentiment, after conferring with multiple, nationally recognized doctors, is that the Los Angeles Lakers should not have failed Mark Williams on his physical," Schwartz said in the statement. "Mark was ready and able to play for them and should have been given that opportunity."

One of the more puzzling parts of the trade deadline earlier this month was when the Lakers announced that their trade to acquire big man Mark Williams from the Charlotte Hornets was rescinded just 48 hours after it was announced.

Williams suggested to reporters that the Lakers canceled the trade after having second thoughts about what they gave up in the nixed deal.