Jaxson Hayes told Dave McMenamin ... ease his load and a player like Hayes gives the team a stable presence to do that. It would also ease the load on LeBron James and help the Lakers move forward.

Lakers backup center Jaxson Hayes returned the lineup, and spoke about what it was like rehabbing from an ankle injury.

Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes suffered a ... conversations for another big man next to Davis. However, recent injury concerns surrounding Hayes and Wood may very well lead to the team ...

but the update isn't likely to come before the Lakers' Christmas Day matchup with Golden State. While it's unclear how close Hayes is to returning, his next chance to play will come Saturday.

LOS ANGELES — The Lakers were without starting forward Rui Hachimura and backup center Jaxson Hayes ... (Nov. 27) next week. “He’s progressing well,” Redick said of Hayes.

LeBron James and Rui Hachimura were home sick. Anthony Davis was in the back getting his injured ankle treated. D’Angelo Russell and Jaxson Hayes weren ... 11 of their next 14 games are ...

He left the game immediately and would not return, leaving backup big Jaxson Hayes to fill his place next to a lineup of D’Angelo Russell, Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura and Dalton Knecht.

The Los Angeles Lakers have managed to win games as of late despite their front court depth thin with players like Jaxson Hayes still sidelined ... one action to the next as a big,” Redick ...

Head coach JJ Redick said Tuesday that Hayes is working on strengthening his right ankle, and the Lakers plan to provide an update on his status next week, Daniel Starkand of LakersNation.com reports.