Gordon Hayward‘s season came to an abrupt end last month. The Boston Celtics kicked off their 2017-18 campaign in Cleveland against the Cavaliers, marking Hayward’s first game as a member of the team. But tragedy struck early on, as Hayward landed on his right leg awkwardly and suffered a gruesome injury that cut his debut season with the Celtics short.
Hayward is already back in the gym getting shots up from a chair, and while he’s working on recovering, Brad Stevens made it a point to give him a role with the team. And on Thursday, Hayward got to check a few big items off of his recovery list.
According to TNT’s Ros Gold-Onwude, the hospital bed that was in his home was removed earlier in the day. Additionally, Hayward went to his first Celtics game since the injury occurred when he took a seat in the crowd to watch Boston square off against Golden State.
.@gordonhayward is in the building! pic.twitter.com/it3cmjdfCG
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) November 17, 2017
Gold-Onwude brought word that Hayward was actually nervous to head to the game, which was also the first time that he made his way to TD Garden since he got hurt. While the odds that he plays again this season are really low, hopefully he keeps showing up behind Boston’s bench, because it’s good to see that he’s doing well and still part of the team despite his injury.
