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Leg cast can't keep Hayward off the court

Although his broken leg prevents him from playing, Gordon Hayward is contributing to the Celtics by advising younger players
Gordon Hayward of the Boston Celtics warms up prior to playing the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland on Oct. 17, 2017

WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) - Gordon Hayward is working his way back from a horrific leg injury.

The Boston Celtics forward has no timetable for his return. He's just happy to be in the gym less than three weeks after breaking his left leg in the season opener. For now, he's limited to "chair-shooting," but he says holding a basketball again is an "incredible feeling."

Hayward signed a four-year, $128 million free-agent contract in the summer to leave Utah and rejoin his college coach, Brad Stevens, in Boston. But Hayward was hurt in the first six minutes of the opener. The Celtics lost their first two games but have won six in a row since.

Hayward says he's going to help the coaches while he is rehabbing.

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