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Jaxon Hayes Felt Horrible After Throwing the Ball off Naz Reid’s Face

Stephen Douglas

Jaxson Hayes reacts to hitting Naz Reid in the face.
Jaxson Hayes reacts to hitting Naz Reid in the face. / @CJZer
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The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night to win their fourth consecutive game. Jaxson Hayes had 10 points and seven rebounds for the Lakers, and also hit Naz Reid in the face with a basketball.

It was the kind of play that was overshadowed by LeBron James going crashing into the first row and taking out mulitple seats moments earlier, but the fact that Hayes really did hit Reid square in the head needs to be celebrated. Especially since Hayes clearly felt so bad about the incident. There was no malicious intent. Just pure hustle followed by a sincere apology.

Here's just the part where Hayes hits Reid in the face.

Unfortunately for Reid, this basically summed up his night. The Timberwolves lost and he made just one of 10 field goals and made zero of his five three point attempts. Minnesota has now lost five of seven games which is a real basketball to the face.

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Stephen Douglas is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in media since 2008 and now casts a wide net with coverage across all sports. Douglas spent more than a decade with The Big Lead and previously wrote for Uproxx and The Sporting News. He has three children, two degrees and one now unverified Twitter account.

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