After spending the first four seasons of his career with the New Orleans Pelicans, Jaxson Hayes signed with the Los Angeles Lakers ahead of the 2023–24 season. However, he has recently made headlines due to a legal matter stemming from his time with the Pelicans.

The athlete was dating Sofia Jamora at the time of the altercation Marina Watts is a Digital News Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has previously appeared on Bustle, The US Sun, Newsweek and OK! Magazine. Chris Coduto ...

NEW ORLEANS — A new video published by TMZ on Saturday shows Jaxson Hayes shoving and spitting at his former girlfriend during a 2021 incident that happened in California, according to Nola.com. Hayes was a first-round pick in 2019 for the New Orleans Pelicans and was still on the team at the time.