Hornets' Gordon Hayward day-to-day with left shoulder contusion

Charlotte Hornets forward Gordon Hayward has suffered a left shoulder contusion and will miss at least the team’s next game, Charlotte has announced. Additionally, he is considered "day-to-day."

The 6-foot-7 combo forward suffered in the injury during the first of Charlotte’s 106-88 blowout loss to the Bulls Wednesday night. Charlotte has revealed that Hayward is going to be considered day-to-day after the Memphis contest.

The 32-year-old had previously started all eight of the 3-5 Hornets’ first contests this season. He boasts averages of 17.4 points (on .472/.357/.784 shooting splits), 4.3 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 0.8 steals across 31 minutes per game.

Hayward, a one-time All-Star while with the Jazz, has been plagued by a litany of maladies ever since he departed Utah as a free agent, signing a maximum deal with the Celtics ahead of the 2017-18 NBA season. He played five minutes that year. Outside of the 2018-19 season, Hayward has missed at least 20 games since departing the franchise that drafted him ninth out of Butler in 2010.