Kevin Love will be available to play in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
Love was in the concussion protocol following his injury in Game 6 but has now been cleared.
Kevin Love will be available to play in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
Love was in the concussion protocol following his injury in Game 6 but has now been cleared.
Gordon Hayward today underwent successful surgery to remove the plate and screws that were implanted following the broken fibula he suffered on October 17.
Hayward’s ankle and fibula are both structurally sound, and the removal of the plate and screws was necessary as they were causing irritation to his peroneal tendons.
Hayward is scheduled to return to basketball activities in six to eight weeks, and is expected to be at full strength for the start of training camp.
Andre Iguodala has been ruled out of Game 1 of The Finals.
Iguodala continues to suffer from a bone bruise and inflammation of the nerve surrounding his left knee.
Iguodala suffered the injury in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals.
Iguodala will be re-evaluated before Game 2.
Kevin Love remains in the NBA's concussion protocol and his status for Game 1 is uncertain.
Love missed Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals at Boston after banging heads with Jayson Tatum in Game 6.
Love missed a game in the 2016 Finals because of a concussion and also was out after a concussion in March. Love also sat out the 2015 Finals with a separated shoulder.
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Andre Iguodala recently received a second opinion on his injured left knee.
Iguodala has been out since Game 3 with what the Warriors are labeling a left lateral leg contusion.
On Monday morning, Warriors coach Steve Kerr said Iguodala was having a difficult time being sidelined deep into the playoffs.
"He's frustrated," Kerr said. "His body has not responded at this point."
Iguodala plans to search for a remedy in the coming days but his status for Game 1 of The Finals is uncertain.
Chris Paul has been ruled out of Game 7 with a hamstring injury.
Paul suffered the injury during the closing minute of Game 5 and also did not play in Game 6.
"Everybody came to the same conclusion. There's just no way," said Mike D'Antoni.
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The Boston Celtics are hopeful Gordon Hayward will be able to resume full basketball activities this summer.
Hayward is recovering from a dislocated ankle suffered in the season opener.
"Gordon is progressing well," Ainge said. "He's on the court now, finally doing a little bit of competition, like just one-on-one. And he'll progress along that line slowly. We think that he'll be playing basketball in the next couple months."
Ainge admitted it had to be hard for Kyrie Irving and Hayward watch Boston's playoff run without them.
"I don't think any of us can really understand," Ainge said. "That never really happened to me as a player, so I'm not sure I understand, but I could see it in their eyes all year when Gordon was out. It hurts to not be able to play, especially when the team was doing so well, and same thing with Kyrie."
Kyrie Irving did not attend the Boston Celtics' Game 7 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers as he was recovering from nasal surgery.
"Kyrie had a deviated septum, had some surgery on that, and so I don't think he wanted to be seen," said Ainge, who turned playful while noting, "He's a really good-looking guy. He can't ruin his movie career."
Irving's agent, Jeff Wechsler, told ESPN's Jackie MacMullan that he wanted to attend the game but couldn't fly because of the surgery.
"It was a residual from the facial fracture he had earlier in the season," Wechsler said, referring to the injury Irving suffered in November. "He had the knee surgery, and now he's taken care of this sinus surgery, so he will be all set going forward."
Irving was ruled out for the season with knee surgery in April.
Andre Iguodala has been ruled out for Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals as he continues to battle a left lateral leg contusion.
"He's frustrated," Steve Kerr said. "He's totally frustrated. If he could play, he would play. But his body has not responded to this point."
Iguodala was injured in Game 3 when he banged knees with James Harden.
The Warriors have a thin wing rotation as they have continued to have an excess of centers.