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Utah Jazz F Gordon Hayward will play in Game 5

By The Sports Xchange
Utah coach Quin Snyder said Gordon Hayward would not be limited in Game 5 on Tuesday. Photo courtesy Utah Jazz via Twitter
Utah coach Quin Snyder said Gordon Hayward would not be limited in Game 5 on Tuesday. Photo courtesy Utah Jazz via Twitter

All-Star Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward is close to full strength and said he is ready to play when the Jazz visit the Los Angeles Clippers in Tuesday night's playoff game in Los Angeles.

Hayward came down with food poisoning prior to Sunday's Game 4 of the series and was limited to nine minutes before he was sent home at halftime. Utah won the contest 105-98 to even the series at two games apiece.

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Now Hayward is aiming to help the Jazz take the lead in the series.

"I feel a lot better," Hayward told reporters on Tuesday. "I was definitely down for the count. I haven't been that sick in years."

Hayward said that both he and his wife suddenly got sick after eating at a sandwich shop.

Asked if he will return to the sandwich shop, Hayward shot back, "absolutely not."

Utah coach Quin Snyder said there would no limits on Hayward's minutes.

"It goes without saying, he's been our best player this year, our best offensive player," Snyder said. "It's good to have him after the other night."

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