Gordon Hayward suffered an injury in the Boston Celtics’ early Saturday afternoon matchup with the Atlanta Hawks after running into John Collins on a screen in the first quarter. Barley over a minute into his appearance, Hayward exited after the collision and was ruled out by the team before halftime with a strained neck.
This is Hayward’s second injury in just under a month, rolling his right ankle in a workout with Celtics teammate Semi Ojeleye during the NBA All-Star break.
Hayward missed minimal time with his last injury and that could be the same case with the neck injury. However, if he also suffered a concussion on the play, then it’s a different issue and could lead to more time missed if Hayward is in the NBA concussion protocol.
