Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward confirmed he is expected to miss the rest of the season during a blog post Wednesday night.

In the piece, Hayward revealed a number of interesting anecdotes about his gruesome ankle injury, his surgery, and the people who have reached out to him since, including former President Barack Obama.

Some notes from Hayward's post:

1. The Celtics star wrote that doctors initially told him, "If you were going to have a horrific leg injury, this would be the one to have."

I guess that's reassuring? But according to Hayward, doctors also noticed potential cartilage damage on his scans. After the surgery, they informed him the surgery had been successful.

"The cartilage from the scan wasn't related to the injury, and wasn't a concern," Hayward wrote. "Everything had gone extremely well."

2. Despite how well the surgery went, Hayward noted the Celtics "know I will not be back on the court at all this season."

The Celtics organization has not entirely ruled out a return this season, but the NBA granted the team a disabled player exception, meaning the league believes Hayward will likely miss the rest of the regular season and the playoffs.

3. Among the people who reached out to Hayward after his injury: Obama, Odell Beckham Jr., J.J. Watt, Paul George and Kobe Bryant. Hayward has worked out with Bryant in the past.

"Kobe Bryant posted a message of support on Instagram, and then sent me an email," Hayward wrote. "Kobe is somebody that I have leaned on and he has been in my corner since I've worked out with him. I can't say enough about what it means to have his support, somebody who's one of the all-time greats, and has basically been through it all. He didn't have the same, exact thing happen, but he had a devastating injury that he had to recover from. That email meant a lot."

4. Hayward said former Celtics star Isaiah Thomas was the first person to approach him in the Cavaliers training room. Thomas helped recruit Hayward to Boston this summer before getting traded to Cleveland.

"He was already back there in a training room," Hayward wrote. "I can't remember exactly what he said, but I know he said a prayer for me, like right next to me. He was just there for me. I've learned in a short time what a special guy Isaiah is."

5. Also a special guy in Hayward's opinion: Celtics coach Brad Stevens, who helped carry the star onto an airplane after the injury.

"Getting me onto the plane wasn't easy," Hayward wrote. "I was on a stretcher, and I had to get carried up two flights of stairs. They needed four people to carry me, and Coach Stevens was one of those four people. There were probably 25 other people there that all wanted to help, but he wanted to make sure he was one of the people to do it. I mean...that's just the person he is."

The rest of Hayward's story is worth a read.