Gordon Hayward That he suffered a major injury isn’t a shocking development at this point, but his wife is catching on Charlotte Hornets The mishandling of his alleged health may raise some eyebrows.
The Hornets forward’s day began with the team being ruled out for Friday’s game vs Minnesota Timberwolves With the so-called shoulder contusion. It was apparently the same injury that caused him to miss eight matches earlier this month, but he has since returned and played three matches.
That last game was a tough one, as Hayward scored seven points on 3-of-10 shooting with two rebounds, three assists and four turnovers.
Robyn Hayward, the player’s wife, chose to respond by posting a screenshot of the Hornets’ official injury report with the bruise line and revealing what she claimed was the real story: Hayward fractured his left scalp, aka the shoulder blade, and the Hornets made him play through it.
She seemed extremely frustrated with the way the team treated her husband, saying that the team failed to protect not only Gordon, but the other players as well.
Robin Hayward pours tea on the Hornets
The full text of Hayward’s Instagram statement:
He actually has a broken shoulder…they made him play in the last game…that’s why he couldn’t move his arm in the last game…..everyone who knows Gordon knows he has one goal. And that’s to win and play the right way, he’s the most honest player/person you’ll find. If he’s not going to play it’s because of something more than a bruise….
I will stop there and not go into the previous matters.
Hayward didn’t stop there.
Just to clarify – because the team doesn’t say. It’s a broken shoulder. It’s a broken bone. I’m over them and I don’t protect the players. I was just talking to the mom of a young gamer and she was saying the same thing…
About an hour later, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that Hayward would be sidelined indefinitely with a fractured left shoulder.
No matter the circumstances, a broken shoulder is a brutal turn of events for the player familiar with the brutal turn of events.
Hornets’ Gordon Hayward picked up another injury
Since leaving Utah Jazz In 2017, Hayward continued Tibia fractureAnd the broken handAnd the Ankle sprainAnd the Another sprained ankleAnd the broken fingerAnd the A foot injury that requires a splint And now that’s a plus Stay in the concussion protocol.
There may not be a more snakebite player in the NBA, which is tough for both Hayward and the team Signed him to a four-year, $120 million contract extension in 2020.
In three seasons with the Hornets, Hayward played in 104 total games and averaged 17.5 points on 46.4 percent shooting (40.0 percent from depth), 5.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists. Still an influential player on the field, he was never able to stay on the field.
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