Gordon Hayward had a successful surgery Wednesday night, according to his dad, after suffering a dislocated ankle and fractured tibia Tuesday night in his first game with the Celtics.

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Boston’s Gordon Hayward broke his left ankle just five minutes into the season, a grisly injury that overshadowed Kyrie Irving’s return to Cleveland and the Cavaliers’ 102 ...

Hayward, who was expected to help lead the Celtics back to the NBA Finals, suffered a season-ending broken and dislocated left ankle.

Hayward fractured the ankle on opening night in Cleveland, and both player and team have stressed that they did not anticipate a return this season but never definitively closed the door.