It’s no secret that the Los Angeles Lakers are pretty thin at the center position. Anthony Davis has been playing at an MVP-level, but after him the team really only has Jaxson Hayes as a true center who has his positives, but is also limited in some ways as well.
But with Davis leaving the Lakers’ contest against the Toronto Raptors in the third quarter after taking a shot to the eye from Raptors center Jakob Poeltl, the Lakers turned to Hayes and the big man was ready to step up.
“Oh, for sure,” Hayes said about bringing the energy once Davis went down.