On February 20, Beijing time, the Hornets played away against the Lakers, and the center Mark Williams, who was "returned" by the Lakers, is expected to play in this game. The Athletic Wenhorst said it was like Mark Williams' "revenge battle." After practice, Ma Wei was interviewed by the media, which was also the first time he responded to the cancellation of the trade by the Lakers.

"[The cancelled trade] was told to me by my broker," Ma Wei said, "and I don't think I failed the medical examination." I didn't even think about that. I was still playing for a long time the night I was traded. I didn't expect this to happen. I've played a lot of games since I came back at the beginning of the year. I feel like I've had a good record of every injury I've had and I'm 100 per cent back. So, I don't know what this decision was. I think it's up to them (the Lakers). ”

After missing the first 20 games of the season, he played in 23 of the Hornets' 28 games before the trade was completed, averaging 25 minutes per game. But he didn't pass the Lakers' physical, which seems strange, and the Lakers' medical staff apparently saw something very worrying and thought they couldn't get through the deal. Since the trade deadline has passed, the Lakers have no way to modify the deal and can only choose to cancel it.

Somewhat ironically, the Lakers and Hornets will meet in their first game after All-Star Weekend, with Mark Williams expected to play. "It can't be written any other way, can it?" Mark Williams quipped, "The NBA script, that's it."

According to Los Angeles, Ma Wei may be more aggressive in showing the Lakers that he is very fit and capable of being an important piece of the puzzle for the Lakers to win the championship, so the big men in Los Angeles will definitely have to make a huge effort to limit Ma Wei. In this game, Hayes can play, and the last time the two teams met, the thick eyebrows were still in the team. At that time, the thick eyebrows exploded with 42 points and 23 rebounds, and Ma Wei only scored 11 points and 8 rebounds in that game. Now that the thick eyebrows have been sent to the Mavericks, can Ma Wei dominate the Lakers restricted area?