The Lakers were down another big man for Friday night's home game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Jaxson Hayes was ruled out due to left knee soreness.
Hayes played 14 minutes in the season-opening loss to Golden State on Tuesday, recording four points and six rebounds. With Maxi Kleber sidelined for at least the next couple of weeks, Hayes was the primary backup big man behind starting center Deandre Ayton.
Coach JJ Redick downgraded Hayes to unavailable after initially being listed as questionable Friday morning. The Lakers made two-way center Christian Koloko available against the Timberwolves to address the hit to their big man depth.
Hayes was being downgraded to unavailable after being downgraded to questionable Friday morning.
Author's summary: Lakers' Jaxson Hayes sits out due to knee soreness.