When the Charlotte Hornets tip off their play-in tournament game later this week, they won’t have Gordon Hayward available.
The team announced Hayward is out indefinitely with continued discomfort in his left foot and it will be placed in a cast to immobilize it. He will be re-evaluated in approximately two weeks, meaning his season is over barring a lengthy playoff run for the Hornets.
Hayward returned for the Hornets’ loss in Philadelphia on April 2 following a 22-game absence and logged 16 minutes, scoring five points on 2-of-6 shooting. But he said he was sore afterward and hasn’t played since, getting listed as either doubtful or out prior to each of their previous three games leading into Sunday’s season finale against Washington.
