LA Lakers center Jaxson Hayes has been ruled out for their game against the Boston Celtics on Saturday. This is a massive blow to the Lakers considering the matchup.

The Los Angeles Lakers released their injury report for Monday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets. LeBron James (left groin strain) and Dorian Finney-Smith (left ankle soreness) are out while Luka Doncic (back soreness) and Jaxson Hayes (right knee contusion) are questionable.

The Los Angeles Lakers take on the Boston Celtics without Jaxson Hayes and Rui Hachimura, hoping to extend their winning streak to nine games.

Hayes has been dealing with a bruise on his left knee for a few days, enough to rule him out for a big game against the defending NBA champions. In his absence, the Lakers will likely turn to Trey Jemison, Alex Len and Dorian Finney-Smith in the frontcourt in Boston.

When the Los Angeles Lakers traded Anthony Davis for Luka Doncic, while they were getting a franchise superstar, the prevailing thought was they still needed a starting caliber center. They thought they were getting one in Mark Williams,

Los Angeles Lakers' Rui Hachimura is out while Jordan Goodwin is available and Jaxson Hayes is questionable against the Boston Celtics.

Fans willing to pay the exorbitant ticket prices were treated to one heck of a basketball game Saturday night at TD Garden. The Celtics defeated the Lakers 111-101 amid a playoff atmosphere on

The Lakers had more turnovers than field goals in the third quarter as the Celtics rolled to an 87-67 lead. Jayson Tatum has 32 points with 5 3-pointers, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, and Jaylen Brown has 22 points and 6 rebounds.