Celtics' Gordon Hayward suffers horrific injury as Cavaliers win NBA opener

• Boston star breaks ankle just five minutes into debut for new team
• LeBron James scores 29 points as Cleveland win 102-99

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’ 102-99 win over the shocked Celtics on Tuesday night.

LeBron James scored 29 points 13 in the fourth quarter in his most extensive action in three weeks because of a sprained left ankle. He also fed Kevin Love for a critical three-pointer with 46.3 second left to put the Cavs up 102-98.

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