NEW ORLEANS -- Reports of Gordon Hayward's setback may have been greatly exaggerated. This according to the self-confessed exaggerator, who says now he was mistaken in his choice of words.
Though some, including Hayward, are still holding out some measure of hope that he could return this season from the horrific ankle fracture he suffered in the season's first game, Danny Ainge appeared to douse that flickering candle in his weekly radio appearance on The Sports Hub.
The outlook for Hayward seemed to change dramatically when the Celtics' president of basketball operations revealed the prized free agent signee had hit a pothole on his road to recovery.