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The Boston Celtics announced that Gordon Hayward underwent successful surgery today to repair a fourth metacarpal fracture in his left hand.
In addition, the team announced that Hayward’s expected return to play is six weeks.
#NEBHInjuryReport Gordon Hayward underwent successful surgery today to repair a fourth metacarpal fracture in his left hand. The injury occurred during Saturday night’s game against the San Antonio Spurs.⁰
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) November 12, 2019
He is expected to return to play in approximately 6 weeks.
Hayward was injured when he ran into a screen from LaMarcus Aldridge.
If Hayward is able to return in six weeks exactly, he could be back for the Celtics Christmas Day matchup at the Toronto Raptors.
As it stands, Hayward will likely miss the following 19 games:
- vs Dallas
- vs Washington
- at Golden State
- at Sacramento
- at Phoenix
- at LA Clippers
- at Denver
- vs Sacramento
- vs Brooklyn
- at Brooklyn
- at New York
- vs Miami
- vs Denver
- vs Cleveland
- at Indiana
- vs Philadelphia
- at Dallas
- vs Detroit
- vs Charlotte