Celtics Hayward
Hayward went down in game one with that sprained ankle forcing a major change in the celtics lineups.
Celtics hayward. The celtics strength was the quality and versatility of their wings jayson tatum jaylen brown and hayward. Losing hayward for 4 weeks could doom celtics 0 48 mike greenberg questions whether the celtics can win the east now that gordon hayward is expected to miss four weeks with an ankle sprain. The celtics will be without one of their normal starters for the rest of their first round series against the sixers.
Gordon hayward will miss approximately four weeks with a grade iii right ankle sprain the team announced tuesday. The other big storyline here gordon hayward. When healthy hayward gives the celtics an important secondary scorer who can take over games for extended periods of time.
Boston celtics forward gordon hayward has left the nba bubble in orlando and is planning to return once he is close to being able to play again after suffering a grade 3 ankle sprain according to. This is a major blow for the celtics as hayward was playing some of his best basketball of the season in the bubble. He averaged 17 5 points 6 7 rebounds and 4 1 assists per game in 2019.
Hayward sustained the injury during the fourth quarter of boston s. Hayward suffered the injury late in monday night s game 1 win over the. Hayward put up 17 5 points 6 7 rebounds and 4 1 assists per game while shooting 50 percent from the field in the regular season.
Boston celtics gordon hayward center looks to pass as philadelphia 76ers matisse thybulle 22 and tobias harris 12 defend during the first half of an nba basketball first round playoff game. To change the game. The only other player in celtics history to put up 17 6 4 on 50.
He played two seasons of college basketball for butler university and was selected as the ninth overall pick by the utah jazz in the 2010 nba draft he played seven seasons in utah before signing with boston in 2017.
