The Boston Celtics already experienced what it is like to play without Gordon Hayward for an extended period of time. It does not look like they will have to labor through that process again.
After his first game since spraining his right ankle a little more than a month ago, Hayward said he no longer plans to leave the NBA campus bubble for the imminent birth of his fourth child. Following the Celtics’ 117-106 win over the Miami Heat on Saturday in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals, Hayward said he and his wife, Robyn, agreed on that decision because he had already left the campus to go home to Indianapolis for his rehab.