With the Utah Jazz battling the odds to remain in the race for a spot in the NBA Playoffs, Gordon Hayward‘s bout with plantar fasciitis could not have come to a head at a worse time. His absence, in tandem with a tough schedule and a thin roster doesn’t bode well for the team’s playoff chances
Although the Jazz were able to score home victories over the Cleveland Cavaliers and Phoenix Suns without Hayward, the prospect of facing a five-game road trip and a playoff race without his services is another matter entirely.
Well aware of the situation his team is facing, Hayward made his return to the hardwood in the first game of the road trip against the Chicago Bulls.