Mark Williams played in just 19 games this season for the Charlotte Hornets, one of many key contributors who missed the bulk of the 2023-24 campaign.
Williams started to feel something in his back in a game against the Brooklyn Nets back in late November, but threw some ice on it and thought it was something he could play through. He felt the pain increase a couple days later against Minnesota, so he sat out the next matchup vs. Chicago. Williams tried to give it a go two days later against Toronto, but had to leave the game in the third quarter and that would be the last we saw of him for the remainder of the season.