The Boston Celtics will be without the services of forward Gordon Hayward for about a month, the team announced today.
Hayward was diagnosed with a Grade 3 right ankle sprain and will be out approximately four weeks, the team said Tuesday.
The injury occurred while jumping in a crowd for a rebound with just over three minutes remaining and Hayward’s foot came down on teammate Daniel Theis’ left foot.
Hayward, now in his third season with the Celtics, finished with 12 points, four rebounds and four steals in 34 minutes.
Boston went on to win the game and take a 1-0 series lead over Philadelphia thanks to a combined 61 points from young swingmen Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
Hayward’s numbers this season — 17.5 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.1 assists per game on 38.3% 3-point shooting — are more in line with the stats he piled up as an All-Star with the Utah Jazz in 2016-17. He scored 20 or more points in 21 games this season, with Boston going 15-6 in those games.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
