Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes leaves game with lower body injury.
Jaxson Hayes fell to the ground after dunking and was clearly in a lot of pain with his right ankle. He was just helped to the locker room.The Lakers dropped their third consecutive game, 127-100.
It's unclear how serious this injury is. The Lakers will play on Wednesday in the second leg of a back-to-back against the San Antonio Spurs.Hayes was seen in a lot of pain and was helped into the locker room. The 24-year-old tallied seven points , four rebounds and one steal across 17 minutes. The Lakers had recently upgraded Hayes after he had missed nearly two weeks due to a left ankle issue. The Lakers have been thin at the frontcourt position, and Hayes' return was supposed to be a massive help.
Prior to Tuesday's game, Hayes had been huge for L.A. as the backup center to superstar Anthony Davis. In 10 games outside of Tuesday, he averaged 6.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 0.9 blocks. Hayes also shoots 70.6 percent from the field and 79 percent from the free-throw line in 17.5 minutes of action.
This past offseason, Hayes exercised his $2.4 million player option for this season to remain in the purple and gold. After a tough season last year, he knew his market in free agency wouldn't be too hot, so he did the smart thing and took advantage of his player option.
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