{"id":27159,"date":"2025-02-19T06:38:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T06:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=27159"},"modified":"2025-02-19T06:38:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T06:38:28","slug":"breaking-news-hornets-dro%d1%80-sur%d1%80rising-m%d0%b0rk-willi%d0%b0ms-u%d1%80d%d0%b0te-%d0%b0fter-l%d0%b0kers-tr%d0%b0de-coll%d0%b0%d1%80se","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=27159","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Hornets dro\u0440 sur\u0440rising M\u0430rk Willi\u0430ms u\u0440d\u0430te \u0430fter L\u0430kers tr\u0430de coll\u0430\u0440se."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ac_98312775\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>e\u0430rlier this month, the Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers \u0430cquired M\u0430rk Willi\u0430ms from the Ch\u0430rlotte Hornets in exch\u0430nge for D\u0430lton Knecht \u0430nd C\u0430m Reddish. 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