Celtics' Gordon Hayward out vs. Mavericks Because of Left Foot Injury

Boston Celtics star Gordon Hayward will miss Wednesday night's game against the Dallas Mavericks due to a sore left foot, according to ESPN's Tim Bontemps.

Hayward has been snakebitten with injuries since signing a four-year, $127.8 million contract with the Celtics in 2017.

The 29-year-old dislocated his ankle and fractured his tibia on the opening night of the 2017-18 season, which ended his year. 

Although he remained healthy the following season, his performance suffered after having missed so much time. The 6'7" forward averaged 11.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game while shooting 33.3 percent from three-point range, the second-lowest of his career.

Source: Bleacher Report

Rudy Giuliani: "I needed Yovanovitch out of the way"

President Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani told the New Yorker that he needed former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch "out of the way" because she was going to make the investigations of the Bidens and the 2016 election that he was pushing "difficult for everybody."

Why it matters: 
Yovanovitch was recalled by Trump in April after her reputation was publicly tarnished in articles by The Hill's John Solomon — a smear campaign that Giuliani admitted to coordinating.