- ABC News
- December 16, 2017
BOSTON --? Celtics forward Gordon Hayward visited TD Garden on Friday night to watch his former team play his current one, and he reaffirmed that a return this season is possible. Hayward, who got out of his walking boot on Wednesday, less than two months after fracturing his left ankle in Boston's season opener in? Cleveland, made only his second known appearance at TD Garden this season, with hopes of interacting with former teammates on the Utah Jazz. Asked if there was any chance he could return this season, Hayward echoed what he said earlier this week by noting that he's not ruling it out. "My mind is open to that," Hayward said of a possible return during this campaign. "I'm trying to get back as fast as I can. It all depends on how I heal. I'm taking it day by day, goal by goal. We'll see what happens." Hayward signed a four-year, $128 million deal with the Celtics over the summer. Jazz fans -- and even Hayward's former teammates -- were...