Pistons first-time All-Star Jalen Duren is pulling out of the Slam Dunk contest due to a knee injury. He will be replaced by Magic rookie Jase Richardson.
Lakers backup center Jaxson Hayes suffered a left ankle sprain in practice Tuesday and will be reevaluated in 1-2 weeks, the team announced Wednesday.
The NBA never spoke with a woman who said then-New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes hit her in 2021 -- an incident that led to his arrest on domestic violence charges. Hayes, now with the Lakers, was not disciplined by the NBA.
The NBA is reopening an investigation into a 2021 incident involving Lakers center Jaxson Hayes after TMZ published a video of it Saturday.
