Gordon Hayward out at least 4 weeks with right foot sprain

Hayward is expected to be out through April.

Associated Press

April 3, 2021 6:39 PM

Gordon Hayward will miss a month with a foot injury.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Gordon Hayward will miss at least a month after spraining his right foot during the Charlotte Hornets’ win Friday night over the Indiana Pacers.

The team said in a statement Saturday 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.