BOSTON — Boston Celtics F Gordon Hayward had successful surgery Monday afternoon to repair his fractured left hand, the team confirmed in a series of tweets. He is expected to miss the next six weeks of the Celtics' season.
19 games including tonight. Six weeks is December 23. https://t.co/8Hsp6hp37l
— Tom Leyden (@TomLeyden) November 12, 2019
Adrian Wojanrowski, an NBA reporter for ESPN, originally reported news of Hayward's surgery, citing the player's agent, Mark Bartelstein. His report came just after 3:30 p.m. on Monday afternoon.
#Update on Gordon Hayward's hand injury @boston25 https://t.co/51Bl0skO8t
— Dave Souza (@dsouza4717) November 11, 2019
Hayward broke his left hand in the Celtics 135-115 win over the San Antonio Spurs Saturday night after running into a LaMarcus Aldridge screen in the second quarter.
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The team tweeted out on Monday that Hayward's surgery was scheduled for 5 p.m. on Monday.
#Update on Gordon Hayward surgery https://t.co/2193YsevCV
— Dave Souza (@dsouza4717) November 11, 2019
The 29-year-old was playing in his eighth game of the 2019-2020 season and was averaging 18.9 points per game - though that number went down from 20.3 points per game after he recorded just 9 points before the injury in Saturday's game. Both averages are his highest as a Celtic.
Hayward missed nearly all of the 2017-2018 season after breaking his ankle in the first six minutes of the team's season opener against Cleveland.
The Celtics (7-1) will take on the Dallas Mavericks (6-3) Monday night at Boston's TD Garden at 7:30 p.m.
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