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New video leads NBA to reopen investigation into Lakers' Hayes

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.

TMZ posted 5½ minutes of security camera footage from the 2021 incident showing Hayes -- then a member of the New Orleans Pelicans -- arguing with Sofia Jamora, his then-girlfriend. The video shows Hayes appearing to pull Jamora out of a doorway while she can be heard saying, "Stop.