The team said in a statement that Hayward will be reevaluated in roughly four weeks. He was injured when he stepped on Myles Turner’s foot while driving to the basket in the second quarter and immediately crumpled.
The 31-year-old forward is averaging 19.6 points, 5.9 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game in his first season with the Hornets on a $128 million, four-year deal.
OFFICIAL: Gordon Hayward has suffered a right foot sprain. He will be reevaluated in approximately four weeks.https://t.co/auTWCgun7u | @NovantHealth pic.twitter.com/rYMna06kUU
— Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) April 3, 2021
Charlotte is already without rookie guard LaMelo Ball, out indefinitely with a broken right wrist.
This injury is on the opposite side of the gruesome broken left ankle Hayward suffered in his first game with the Boston Celtics in 2017. He was an All-Star in 2016-17 with the Utah Jazz.
