Danny Ainge provides exciting update regarding Gordon Hayward’s recovery

«I think the biggest thing is they really care about Gordon,» Stevens said . «He’s made a big impact on them. He’s an easy guy to play with. He’s a guy you want to play with on both ends of the floor. So certainly you miss that — and that camaraderie. But one of the tasks that we have now is to pick up steam for him, and guys that get opportunities that [they] may not have [had before Hayward’s injury] or guys that get opportunities from a more minutes standpoint need to be ready to take advantage of tho

When the Boston Celtics signed free agent Gordon Hayward to a max contract this past summer, the organization took a major step forward. That was even before they completed a blockbuster trade for Kyrie Irving.However, in the very first game of the year, Hayward suffered one of the most gruesome injuries ever seen on a basketball court, visibly dislocating and breaking his ankle at the anguish of himself and everyone watching.Obviously, the road to recovery will not be an easy one and will take some time. Although it was never made official, it was originally presumed that Hayward would miss the entirety of the 2017-2018 season and perhaps even longer. But, based on a stunning revelation, that might not be the case.On Wednesday, Hayward’s wife Robyn posted an Instagram story that showed her husband barefoot (without his walking boot). That caused a bit of a stir and led to coach Brad Stevens fielding questions before Boston’s game against the Dallas Maveri

«Who knows?» Bledsoe said. «I love the fans and I hope they love me back, but you know how that go. Love my teammates I played with while I was there. I’m just focused on the game. I got great teammates that will have my ba

After sending out a tweet effectively stating that he no longer wanted to be a part of the Phoenix Suns, the team wasted little time in granting Eric Bledsoe his wish by trading him to the Milwaukee Bu

Therefore, Hayward’s presence (if at full health) in the playoffs might be needed to overcome the plethora of talent on Cleveland’s roster. Although Hayward’s future is certainly important, hanging banner No. 18 in the rafters is what will probably take precedence in Bos

«He’s progressing along,» Ainge said . «He can take the boot off for short periods of time. But he’s doing really well. His therapy is going great. He’s right on schedule. He’s doing sometimes two workouts a day and trying to get stronger. The next phases are getting out of the boot complete

The French point guard made his long-awaited return from a torn quad muscle in the team’s home win over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night and revealed that Leonard is not too far behind having worked out with him recen

«But this is a setback; we’re expecting a full recovery,» Stevens noted . «And we know there are going to be a lot of tough days ahead on that recovery but, at the same time, hopefully he’ll improve day to day. But it’s been tough. It’s been tough for visit web site h

Popovich, however, disputed Parker’s claims telling reporters that his assessment should be taken under caution, which just seems to add to the uncertainty around the whole situation and again shows that the organization is not willing to share much informat

«We’ll see on Monday,» D’Antoni said of getting his star back. «I think we’re shooting for that, but that doesn’t mean that. This time, we’re going to make sure it’s 100 percent and go from the

«It’s really bothering me, man,» Whiteside said at his locker at Madison Square Garden, per Ira Winderman of the Sun-Sentinel . «We’re going to figure it out. We’re going to figure it out when we get back to Miami and figure out what’s wro

But per Stein, they have already made it clear that they plan to be cautious with him as their goals are focused on the playoffs and making sure their stars are healthy in the latter stages of the sea

According to reports, Houston is already looking to recruit a free agent to add cover for that position and one player who recently became available is veteran Jameer Nelson following his release by the Denver Nugg

«So the back to back anticipated he probably wouldn’t play today,» Spoelstra noted . «We’ll get back to Miami and reevaluate him [Thursday]. Jay will look at him and might have doc will look at him. We don’t think necessarily right now he’ll have an MRI. He’s already gotten one of those… This is part of the process. We anticipated this. It hasn’t gotten any worse, necessarily, just the schedule hasn’t let up and he really hasn’t been able to do two days of work in a row for a whi

«What’s up, everybody? I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has kept me in their thoughts and prayers,» Hayward said. «I’m going to be all right. It’s hurting me that I can’t be there for the home opener; I want nothing more just to be with my teammates and walk out onto that floor tonight. I’ll be supporting you guys from here. I wish you the best of luck. Kill it tonig