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Sir Charles In Thought: 5 teams dealing with injuries

By Dante Nelson

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 20: Blake Griffin #32 of the Los Angeles Clippers reacts after he fouled out against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on November 20, 2017 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 20: Blake Griffin #32 of the Los Angeles Clippers reacts after he fouled out against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on November 20, 2017 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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CHARLOTTE, NC – OCTOBER 11: Gordon Hayward #20 of the Boston Celtics watches on against the Charlotte Hornets during their game at Spectrum Center on October 11, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – OCTOBER 11: Gordon Hayward #20 of the Boston Celtics watches on against the Charlotte Hornets during their game at Spectrum Center on October 11, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

In this week’s Sir Charles In Thought, we take a special look at five teams who have been dealing with injuries.

We’ll look at how they have fared and what to expect for the rest of the season.

Boston Celtics

You probably know this one. Look, if you haven’t seen the injury, good for you. Stay away. Just trust me when I say it’s really…really bad.

I’m talking about Gordon Hayward, of course. So, Hayward was a big piece that the Celtics got during free agency. Eventually, he was paired with Kyrie Irving. Those two, with Al Horford and a host of youngsters, were going to rip the East apart.

Instead, we saw Hayward go down immediately in the start of the regular season. Shortly after that, the Celtics won 18 straight games because sure. Usually, when a big star goes down, things take a shift downwards. However, the Celtics are interesting because they just about have a completely different roster than last season’s Eastern Conference finalists. So, we didn’t really know what kind of team we had.

Well, we do know that Hayward is technically slotted to be out for the entire season, although there is talk about him coming back a little earlier to play in the playoffs. Not sure I’d be excited about that, though.

Meanwhile, the Celtics are real. They are legit. Defense is a key factor but their young players have really stepped up their game. It’s impressive.

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