In an odd scene on Friday night, Charlotte Hornets forward Grant Williams—a friend and former teammate of Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum—barreled into Tatum, who was bringing the ball up the court after a defensive rebound, and knocked the Celtics star to the ground during Boston's 124-209 victory at the Spectrum Center.
Williams was assessed a Flagrant 2 and was ejected from the game, even though there were a little over two minutes remaining in the contest. After the game, Tatum's teammate Jaylen Brown took exception to Williams's foul, likening it to a tackle from Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Lewis, and even questioning Williams's purported friendship with Tatum. Williams told reporters the play "definitely wasn't intentional."
