"Mark (Williams) is like a brother to us, just welcoming him back with open arms and letting him know that he's wanted here," Bridges said after scoring 36 points and adding 13 re

Spurned by the Los Angeles Lakers due to a failed physical and returned to the Hornets following the agreed upon Feb. 6 deal for Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish and draft pick compensation prior to the NBA trade deadline, Williams has been on quite the ride lately. And the emotional roller coaster was enough to leave him a tad queasy.

Following a failed physical that showed injury concerns, the Lakers decided to reverse the Mark Williams trade. On Thursday afternoon, Williams' agent Jeff Schwartz of Excel Management put out an official statement on the deal falling through. He stated that multiple doctors have confirmed his client should not have failed his physical with LA.