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With Christian Wood already out indefinitely as he recovers from knee surgery and now Jaxson Hayes expected to miss at least the next week or so with an ankle sprain, the Los Angeles Lakers must two rely on Christian Koloko to play backup minutes behind Anthony Davis. According to sources with knowledge of the Lakers’ […]

Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes suffered a left ankle injury during the team’s practice on Tuesday. Upon further examination and imaging, he has been diagnosed with a left ankle sprain and will be re-evaluated in approximately one to two weeks, the team said on Wednesday afternoon. Hayes, 24, has arguably been the Lakers’ best […]

With Jarred Vanderbilt and Christian Wood both sidelined due to injury, the Los Angeles Lakers have relied heavily on backup center Jaxson Hayes to give them a frontcourt boost. Wood recently suffered a setback and will be reevaluated in four weeks while there is no new update on Vanderbilt. And now Jaxson Hayes’ name has popped […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers began the 2024-25 season with a depleted frontcourt due to both Christian Wood and Jarred Vanderbilt sidelined due to injury. Neither one has made their season debut yet. But what their absence has done is create opportunity for Lakers backup center Jaxson Hayes. Hayes has been an impact […]

The Los Angeles Lakers came out flat and uninspired against the Detroit Pistons, who promptly punished them with a wire-to-wire victory, 115-103, on Monday. Despite Anthony Davis scoring 37 points, the Lakers received nothing from their supporting cast, as their bench combined for only ten points. After the loss, one of the Lakers’ two bench […]

The NBA has reopened an investigation into an incident that occurred in 2021 involving Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes between him and his then-girlfriend, as a TMZ video was posted on Nov. 2. TMZ posted a video of security footage showing Hayes arguing with Sofia Jamora. Hayes is seen pulling Jamora as she’s saying […]

Lakers center Jaxson Hayes, known for his on-court energy, has found himself in troubling headlines following the release of surveillance footage from a 2021 incident involving his then-girlfriend, model Sofia Jamora. In the video obtained as part of Jamora’s lawsuit against Hayes, the 7-foot athlete appears to drag Jamora from one room to another in […]

LOS ANGELES – With the Los Angeles Lakers hiring JJ Redick as their head coach, there is at least one player on the roster who finds it a little weird and that’s Jaxson Hayes. Jaxson Hayes was a rookie with the New Orleans Pelicans while JJ Redick was still on the roster and playing. For […]

After getting beat by the Denver Nuggets in the 2024 NBA Playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers are now in their offseason. With plenty of time on their hands, the Lakers organization can use that period to restrategize and make adjustments. The organization is likely going to trade a few pieces away and maybe even sign […]

Amid their final stretch of regular-season games, the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers suffered a 127-117 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. Without the presence of LeBron James, LA had no answer to Naz Reid and Anthony Edwards, who both piled up the points for Minnesota. Nonetheless, there was still a silver lining to the […]

It is no secret that every player in the NBA definitely belongs in the top 1% of the most athletic human beings in the world. Oftentimes, fans just forget that the star up to the last guy on the bench with a two-way contract could definitely take a crowd’s breath away if they displayed their […]

LeBron James caught some flack for his controversial decision to play in the 2024 NBA All-Star Game after missing the Los Angeles Lakers’ last game before the break. He logged 14 minutes and apparently further aggravated his ankle injury, leaving him on the bench for Thursday’s road game versus the Golden State Warriors. He still […]

The Los Angeles Lakers (3-3) will be without another rotation player for their visit to South Beach. On Monday morning, the team ruled out center Jaxson Hayes for the Miami Heat matchup due to a left ankle sprain. Hayes was initially listed as questionable on Sunday before being downgraded. The Lakers have already seen a […]

Newly signed Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes is making waves during the 2023 NBA preseason. On Sunday, the Lakers took on the new-look Milwaukee Bucks, and Hayes put together a series of epic highlights, generating poster dunks over Bucks center Robin Lopez twice within the span of a minute. Jaxson Hayes dunking on Robin […]

The Los Angeles Lakers enjoyed one of the better offseasons in the entire NBA this summer. Anthony Davis, Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura, D’Angelo Russell, and Jarred Vanderbilt all were either re-signed or signed long-term extensions with the team. They also signed Gabe Vincent with their midlevel exception, Taurean Prince with their room exception, and added […]

This is what Los Angeles Lakers’ GM Rob Pelinka said after he was asked about the addition of center Jaxson Hayes during an interview aired during a Lakers’ Summer League game: “Coach Ham and I talked a little bit with Anthony (Davis) about going back to the model we had in 2020 when we won […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have enjoyed a solid offseason so far, signing a plethora of players in free agency including Gabe Vincent, Taurean Prince, and big man Jaxson Hayes. On Thursday, the team introduced both Vincent and Hayes and the latter had a special message for Lakers Nation: "Go Purple and Gold!" Jaxson Hayes has […]

The Los Angeles Lakers made yet another move in NBA free agency, as they agreed to terms on a two-year contract with former New Orleans Pelicans big man Jaxson Hayes, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Hayes will have a player option on the second year of the contract, per Wojnarowski. A former lottery pick […]

The Denver Nuggets won their first championship in franchise history this past season, led by Nikola Jokic. Denver built the team on depth around Jokic co-star Jamal Murray, who have formed one of the best duos in the NBA and have a stellar supporting cast. However, like every team, the Nuggets have needs ahead of […]

The Golden State Warriors enter 2023 NBA free agency effectively armed with three open roster spots and only minimum contracts to offer players available on the open market. Draymond Green’s return is a foregone conclusion by now, but even his stunning departure wouldn’t garner the financial flexibility needed for the Dubs to add a big-name […]

Heading into the 2022-23 NBA season, folks had high expectations for the New Orleans Pelicans. After all, the team secured its first playoff appearance since 2018 the year prior and gave the one-seeded Phoenix Suns a run for their money in the first round, bowing out in six games. But fast forward to the current […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will have the next three or so months to have a long and hard think about all the missed opportunities they had during the 2022-23 regular season. For the first few months of the campaign, the Pelicans were in such a good position in the Western Conference standings, even sitting in […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are building off their surprising 2021-2022 season with a bang. This season, the Pels have been absolutely tearing up the competition. At the quarter mark of the year, they are sitting pretty with a 12-8 record, tied for third in the wide-open Western Conference. Despite their amazing standing, though, there’s still […]

Jaxson Hayes is expected to miss at least two weeks due to a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow, per Marc Stein. However, podcaster Jeff Stotts shared information on the injury that won’t please New Orleans Pelicans fans. “A torn UCL is relatively uncommon in the NBA but the injury did sideline Paul […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have had a quiet offseason for the most part. Their biggest goal this offseason was to sign Zion Williamson to an extension, despite the fact he didn’t set foot on the court last season. Either way, the Pelicans handed Williamson the rookie maximum extension, securing his future with the team. Heading […]

There has been a key development in the case of New Orleans Pelicans big man Jaxson Hayes and his arrest last July over domestic violence charges. According to reports, it has now been determined that one of the police officers that arrested Hayes used excessive force by putting his knee on the 22-year-old’s neck. In […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are one of the most exciting young franchises in the NBA. Led by Head Coach Willie Green, they showed an impressive fight last season. The young core got their first taste of playoff basketball and still has plenty of growing still to do. The franchise was ultimately sent packing by the […]

Jaxson Hayes of the New Orleans Pelicans was finally hit with his sentence following an arrest over a domestic violence call in July of 2021. The Pelicans big man got into a physical altercation with Los Angeles police officers responding to a DV call in the wee hours of the morning on July 28, 2021. […]

What seemed like a harmless 1-8 series has turned into a testy tussle in the Western Conference first round. That applies quite literally in Game 3 between the New Orleans Pelicans and Phoenix Suns. Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes was caught decking Suns veteran Jae Crowder right after a made basket. He was slapped with a […]

Fresh off their big win over the San Antonio Spurs, the News Orleans Pelicans are riding high as they head into their highly anticipated showdown with the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2022 NBA Play-In Tournament on Friday. In their continued fight to earn the final spot in the Western Conference Playoffs, the Pelicans will […]

The clash between the Los Angeles Lakers and the New Orleans Pelicans has major play-in implications on the line. That’s why it’s no surprise that things got a little heated in as early as the opening quarter. LeBron James was shoved hard by Pels center Jaxson Hayes as he made his way to the rim […]

Jaxson Hayes has been one of the more productive players on the New Orleans Pelicans this season. He has filled in nicely for Zion Williamson, and provides a nice vertical threat for the guards. However, last year, Hayes got into trouble for some legal issues after he reportedly resisted arrest. Now, Jaxson Hayes is being […]

There is a lot of drama and speculation throughout the New Orleans Pelicans’ saga with Zion Williamson. The star power forward has yet to play a game this season due to injury, and a potential reason for his “detachment” from the team recently surfaced. Rumor has it, Williamson doesn’t trust the Pelicans’ vice president of […]

The Portland Trail Blazers recently shocked the NBA world, trading Norman Powell and Robert Covington to the Los Angeles Clippers. Dealing Powell and Covington per se wasn’t shocking, but the package they received in return was. The Blazers received Eric Bledsoe, Justise Winslow, Keon Johnson, and a 2025 second round pick via the Detroit Pistons. […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have fared very poorly without Zion Williamson this season. An 18-29 record has them in 11th place in the Western Conference. They need an infusion of talent badly. One very good player that could be up for grabs is Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum. As the Blazers remain on the […]

New Orleans Pelicans big man Jaxson Hayes is in a lot of trouble right now. The 21-year-old is now facing no less than 12 misdemeanor charges stemming from his arrest from last July wherein he was reportedly tasered by Los Angeles police after a physical altercation. According to TMZ Sports the Pelicans center has now […]

This offseason has been quite a strange one for the New Orleans Pelicans. Some drama surrounding Zion Williamson surfaced at some point this summer. Not to mention, the 2019 no. 1 overall pick also reportedly underwent surgery this offseason to repair a broken foot. New Orleans also went through a coaching change, firing Stan Van […]

New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes was in the news this summer. In July, he was arrested in Los Angeles in front of his house due to a domestic violence call from his girlfriend’s cousin. The whole incident was made even worse by the reported demeanor of LAPD officers, who were kneeling on his neck, […]

TMZ Sports has posted body cam footage from the July arrest of New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes. Here it is: In the video, LAPD cops can be seen approaching the Pelicans big man outside a home, which is Hayes’ girlfriend’s house in Los Angeles. Here’s how the situation began: The video starts with cops […]