Social media reacts to Gordon Hayward's retirement: 'He was cold business until that horrific ankle injury'

Gordon Hayward has announced he’s retiring from the NBA:

Thank you pic.twitter.com/fqbw3WML0n

— Gordon Hayward (@gordonhayward) August 1, 2024

Hayward averaged 15.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 14 seasons, becoming an All-Star in 2017, his last season with the Jazz, the team that drafted him in 2010. After leaving Utah, he played for Boston, Charlotte, and Oklahoma City before retiring from professional basketball.

Here’s how social media reacted to the news: