Grant Williams had deliberate to host a few of his former teammates over his home after the Boston Celtics and Charlotte Hornets met on the court docket Friday night time.
However don’t anticipate Celtics star Jaylen Brown to move over to Williams’ residence after what the Hornets ahead pulled late in Boston’s 124-109 win on the Spectrum Heart.
Williams aggressively flew in from the aspect and decked Jayson Tatum because the five-time All-Star made his method up the court docket with the ball with 2:02 left within the fourth quarter. The play was reviewed and officers gave Williams a flagrant 2 foul, leading to an computerized ejection.
Williams mentioned after the sport it wasn’t intentional on his half to truck Tatum regardless that it seemed that method. Brown didn’t purchase Williams’ remarks and known as out his former teammate.
“It was for certain intentional. What are we speaking about? Ya’ll see the identical play that I used to be seeing,” Brown instructed reporters, per NBC Sports activities Boston postgame protection. “He hit him prefer it was a soccer play, like Ray Lewis coming throughout the center or one thing. It’s what it’s. Grant is aware of higher than that.”
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The drive from Williams’ hit on Tatum despatched them sprawling to the bottom. Tatum shortly bought up and mentioned nothing to Williams — Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla beloved the sort of response from his finest participant.
However Brown bought in the midst of a number of Hornets gamers and had phrases for Williams earlier than they have been separated.
“I used to be simply saying, ‘That was some (expletive).’ That was just about it. Nothing loopy,” Brown mentioned.
Williams performed 4 seasons with Tatum throughout his tenure with the Celtics. The 2 developed a robust friendship and could possibly be seen joking round throughout warmups earlier than video games. Tatum even defended Williams when former Celtics play-by-play announcer Mike Gorman known as Williams a “dangerous locker room man” final season.
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Williams appeared to nonetheless be in good standing with Tatum and the remainder of the Celtics as there have been loads of heat greetings previous to Friday’s contest. However Williams’ actions actually put a nasty style in Brown’s mouth because the Celtics ahead had no downside doling out criticism.
“I don’t know what that was about,” Brown mentioned. “I believe that spoke for itself. I don’t know if Grant missed JT. I don’t know what that was. It simply wasn’t a basketball play. Grant is aware of higher than that.”
Brown added: “Actions converse loud. It’s what it’s. We bought the win, we transfer on. However there’s no place within the sport for that. I believed JT and Grant have been associates. I suppose not.”
