CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward expressed confidence in his team for the 2018-19 season, as it faces an Eastern Conference that no longer has LeBron James, who moved to the Los Angeles Lakers in July, but now features Kawhi Leonard, who was traded to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday.
"The East is still going to be a tough conference; I think a lot of people are writing the East off," Hayward said during media appearances Thursday at a "Call of Duty: Black Ops 4" event at an Xfinity Store 15 minutes east of TD Garden.