#NEBHInjuryReport Celtics forward @gordonhayward suffered a Grade III sprain of his right ankle during the fourth quarter of last night’s game against Philadelphia. He is expected to miss approximately four weeks.
Further updates will be provided as appropriate.
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) August 18, 2020
Looking at ankle sprains, and if Hayward has a Grade III, a four-week return seems ambitious. The weird thing is the Celtics usually give the worst-case recovery times.
— Adam Himmelsbach (@AdamHimmelsbach) August 18, 2020
Silver lining: The Celtics have a lot of experience playing without Gordon Hayward. They went 14-6 without him this season.
And Boston has historically played well when they become the "Hospital Celtics". Still a huge loss to not have Hayward in the playoff though.
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) August 18, 2020
UNBELIEVEABLE!
I’m mildly confident the Celtics can beat Philly without Hayward, but the 2nd round series with Toronto was going to be a dogfight even with Gordon.
We’re going on four years now of shitty injury luck. When will the madness end???
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