TMZ posted surveillance video of the 2021 domestic violence incident, prompting the NBA to reopen its investigation.

After the loss, one of the Lakers’ two bench players who scored, Jaxson Hayes, also answered questions about the NBA’s re-investigation of his 2021 domestic violence incident.“Me and my team are working on cooperating with the league with all that and I don’t have any other comments about it right now,

The NBA is reopening an investigation surrounding a July 2021 incident involving Jaxson Hayes. In new video footage obtained by TMZ, the Los Angeles Lakers center, 24, can be seen involved in a physical altercation with his then-girlfriend Sofia Jamora, tied to a dispute over their respective pet dogs.

Lakers head coach JJ Redick spoke briefly on the incident, giving a statement which acknowledged awareness of the NBA's investigation.

Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick referred to the NBA's investigation into Jaxson Hayes, providing a cautious response, followed by Hayes sharing his own perspective.

The NBA has reopened its investigation into the incident after TMZ posted new security camera footage from that night, a story that was broken by Dave McMenamin of ESPN.

The NBA is reopening a domestic violence investigation into Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes after new video emerged of a 2021 incident with his then-girlfriend, Sofia Jamora, league spokesman Mike Bass confirmed to ESPN on Saturday.

The NBA is reopening an investigation into a 2021 incident involving Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes after TMZ posted a video Saturday of the altercation between him and his then-girlfriend. "As a result of the media report and video posted this morning, we are reopening our investigation," NBA spokesman Mike Bass told ESPN in a statement.

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