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According to multiple media outlets, Hayward is
ready for his first game action since he dislocated his left
ankle and fractured his left tibia in a gruesome ending to his
Celtics debut during the 2017-18 season opener.
The 6-foot-8 Hayward, who played seven previous seasons with the
Utah Jazz, recently said he's "basically 100 percent." On
Tuesday, he told reporters that he has dunked off his left foot
in practice.
"There's nothing like playing basketball," Hayward, 28, told the
media on Monday. "There's nothing like doing in-game stuff that
you can't get from drills. You're guarding somebody, you're
reacting, you're getting a rebound and trying to go straight
back up with it. Those things I can't really practice, so to
have the ability to do that was really big for me."
--Jimmy Butler declined an invitation to reconsider his trade
demand and opted to reiterate his position to the Minnesota
Timberwolves.
Head coach Tom Thibodeau met with Butler in Minneapolis
following Butler's physical on Monday, but overtures intended to
coax Butler back to the team were rebuffed, according to
multiple reports.
On Tuesday, Thibodeau said Minnesota plans to "honor his
request" and is currently "seeing what is out there."
--Rajon Rondo will be the starting point guard for the Los
Angeles Lakers when the regular season begins next month.
Head coach Luke Walton told ESPN that Rondo is ahead of Lonzo
Ball, who is still recovering from off season knee surgery, in
the rotation until further notice. Ball was cleared to
participate in workouts Tuesday. He is not yet cleared to
scrimmage, Walton said.
Rondo signed a one-year, $9 million deal in July. The
32-year-old is one of several veterans who joined the new-look
Lakers on short-term deals, including forward Lance Stephenson
and center JaVale McGee, to complement LeBron James.
--Field Level Media
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