No, this wasn’t about Mark Williams’ return to the court as a member of the Charlotte Hornets, representing the 7-footer’s initial outing in the aftermath of the trade with the Los Angeles Lakers for Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish and draft pick compensation being rescinded.

Removing Ball from the injury report, Charlotte is prepared to welcome the 6-foot-7 point guard back after a one-game absence. Sunday's game against Detroit was the first of a back-to-back for the Hornets.

LaMelo Ball scored 27 points, including a driving layup with 14.2 seconds remaining, as the visiting Charlotte Hornets pulled off a 100-97 victory in a make-up game Wednesday over the Los Angeles Lakers.