Gordon Hayward, resting today in his room at New England Baptist Hospital following surgery Wednesday night to repair a fractured left tibia and dislocated ankle, now faces a long recovery process that has most likely ended his first season as a Celtic before it had a chance to begin.
The forward’s agent, Mark Bartelstein, said this morning that though there is no timetable, expectations for a return this season are unrealistic.
“I think so,” said Bartelstein. “But that’s not what we’re looking at right now. There’s no timetable. It’s a long process. He feels great that the surgery was successful.