The man whose future with the Celtics is in limbo was supposed to say something about a man whose future with the Celtics is on hold.
Instead, Marcus Smart did what the television people refer to as a “toss.”
He did a toss to Gordon Hayward.
And it was Hayward, speaking from his bed at New England Baptist Hospital, who delivered a few words that absolutely electrified the Garden masses and also might have calmed everyone down a little.
“What’s up everybody? Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who’s had me in their thoughts and prayers,” he said.