Hayward blogs about ‘sense of panic,' declares himself out for season

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Other than a jumbotron video on opening night at TD Garden, we haven't heard much from Gordon Hayward after he suffered a dislocated ankle and fractured tibia in the first game of the season.

The Celtics forward broke his silence in a blog post on Wednesday where he chronicled the injury, trip to the hospital and surgery.

While there was optimism about a potential return, Hayward revealed that he will not return to the court this season.

Celtics organization has been just over the top in every aspect. They know I will not be back on the court at all this season, but they have been making sure I have every resource I need, and are making me feel like I am a part of the team.

Here's an excerpt from the post where he explains the moment when he realized something wasn't right:

 Immediately, I knew something was off, but when I landed, it wasn’t a huge amount of pain. I rolled over and saw my foot, and it was pointed in completely the wrong direction. My first thought was, “Oh. This isn’t good. There’s something very wrong here.” I felt a sense of panic come over me and signaled to the ref, “Hey, look at this. You’ve got to stop the game.” And still, it didn’t seem like it was hurting that much.

Then all of a sudden, it came.

It was like once my brain figured out what had happened, I was hit with shots of pain. The training staff came running over to me super fast, but however long it was—three seconds, five seconds—I just remember sitting there, looking at my foot the wrong way, and it felt like an eternity. Dr. Rosneck, the Cavaliers doctor, braced me as he explained that they wanted to try and pop my ankle back into place. I held on, and the moment they did it, there was just a massive shot of pain, probably the most pain I’ve ever felt in my life.

Even though it’s going to take a little longer than expected, Hayward admits that he keeps thinking about making his TD Garden debut as a member of the Celtics.

I keep imagining what it’s going to be like to step onto the floor at the Garden, and make my regular season debut as a Celtic. It’s going to be a little delayed. But with each day of my rehab, I’ll be that much closer to making it happen. I’m already dreaming about sharing that moment with everyone here in Boston—a city that I’m still getting to know, but that I’ve connected with through all of this in ways beyond anything I could have imagined.

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