"He’s progressing along," Ainge said . "He can take the boot off for short periods of time. But he’s doing really well. His therapy is going great. He’s right on schedule. He’s doing sometimes two workouts a day and trying to get stronger. The next phases are getting out of the boot complete

Creating perhaps the most dangerous backcourt duo in the entire NBA, Paul’s playmaking ability was added to one of the best preexisting offensive attacks in the league, lead by MVP runner-up James Harden under coach Mike D’Antoni’s sys

Before looking ahead to the marquee showdown with Golden State, they have two important games starting with the Los Angeles Clippers on the road on Monday night as CP3 makes a return to his former team for the first time since departing in the sum

When the Boston Celtics signed free agent Gordon Hayward to a max contract this past summer, the organization took a major step forward. That was even before they completed a blockbuster trade for Kyrie Irving.However, in the very first game of the year, Hayward suffered one of the most gruesome injuries ever seen on a basketball court, visibly dislocating and breaking his ankle at the anguish of himself and everyone watching.Obviously, the road to recovery will not be an easy one and will take some time. Although it was never made official, it was originally presumed that Hayward would miss the entirety of the 2017-2018 season and perhaps even longer. But, based on a stunning revelation, that might not be the case.On Wednesday, Hayward’s wife Robyn posted an Instagram story that showed her husband barefoot (without his walking boot). That caused a bit of a stir and led to coach Brad Stevens fielding questions before Boston's game against the Dallas Maveri

The news arrives in a month that has already seen Mourinho fall out with one of his midfielders, namely Ander Herrera. The Spaniard has made just one start in 2017-18, despite collecting the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year Award last sea

As a result, United fans were justifiably worried when their star midfielder hobbled off the pitch during their Champions League victory over FC Basel. A hamstring injury was immediately suspected and current estimates suggest Pogba will miss the next six ga

'The Beard' is averaging an incredible 32.3 points per game and ranks fourth in assists with 9.1. He's the leading candidate for the MVP award and looks destined to finally scoop the honour after finishing second on two separate occasions, including last sea

"He wears the boot until a certain time every evening and then he can take it off," Stevens told reporters . "When he moves around, he can move around with a brace that’s like a boot. … He is progressing and doing what he can do — what he’s been cleared to do. It’s been going well. He still wears a boot when he comes over to the gym. He’s wearing the boot for most of the d

In a season that has been marred by injuries for the Los Angeles Clippers, they have always been able to rely on the services of one man who has been a constant presence on the floor for the franchise throughout his car

The partnership he's developed with Paul has been crucial to the franchise's impressive record but they haven't spent as much time on the court together as they'd like due to them both suffering injur

"You know he hasn’t expressed that," he explained . "Just knowing professional athletes, I know that down inside he wants to be back faster than anybody has ever been back from this kind of injury … I know what’s going on in his mind, but I don’t think he’ll say anything about how fast he wants to get ba

And Pogba, freshly liberated by the arrival of Nemanja Matic, showed his quality in the early weeks of the new campaign. The Frenchman has already collected an impressive two goals and two assists in just four league ga

Paul Pogba entered the second season of his Manchester United return with a point to prove.Having been reunited with the Red Devils for a then world record fee of £89 million, the Frenchman embarked on a rather nondescript 2016-17 campaign. Flashes of talent were certainly there but the 24-year-old was far from justifying his weighty price tag.Nevertheless, he did end the season as he meant to start the next - scoring what essentially proved the winner in United's make-or-break Europa League final with A

Naturally, there are a few questions about Paul’s return. What happens with Gordon, who is on an absolute tear? How will the ball-handling duties be split between him, Gordon and Harden? Will he start or come off the bench? How many minutes will he play? Rotationally, what makes se

Rudy Gobert's luck has been out so far this season as he's suffered freak injuries to both knees.After missing 11 games with a right knee injury following a collision with Miami Heat shooting guard Dion Waiters, the Frenchman returned to the Utah Jazz lineup earlier than expected recently but he now faces another spell on the sidelines.In their last outing against the Boston Celtics, frontcourt partner Derrick Favors landed awkwardly on Gobert's left knee and it immediately sent the big man to the ground in agony. According to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports injury advice|https://sportsinjuryfocus.com/, the center now faces a month out after being diagnosed with a sprained posterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and a bone bruise in his left ti