The Celtics and their fans have held out hope that Gordon Hayward will indeed comeback this season.
Since going down with a devastating leg injury in the first game of the season, Hayward has been keeping everyone updated with his rehab progress on his site and various interviews.
On Saturday (AEDT), one of the most encouraging updated was released by the Players Tribune.
The 27-year-old is seen going through an intense amount of shooting drills, looking to get back into playing shape.
"We haven't pushed it that hard in a while," the trainer shouts at the Celtic star in the video. "Just ramping up again. You got a lot of ball handling, a lot of shooting. We just gotta keep building it up."
In December Hayward was optimistic that he could make a return to the lineup. Celtics President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge said March would be "big-time" for the rehab as he'll run on an AlterG treadmill.
The Celtics are 0.5 games behind the Toronto Raptors for first place in the Eastern Conference with 19 games remaining in the season.
