Nearly two weeks after the Los Angeles Lakers rescinded their trade for Mark Williams with the Charlotte Hornets because, sources told ESPN, the 7-foot center failed his physical examination with L.A., his agent issued a statement refuting the Lakers' decision.
"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," Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports Management said in the statement. "Mark was ready and able to play for them and should have been given that opportunity."
When asked for a response to Schwartz's statement by ESPN, the Lakers declined to comment.