Grant Williams expected the Celtics to be in a highly contested battle in Game 3 of the best-of-seven semifinal series against the 76ers on Friday night.
However, the Boston forward did not expect his head to be smashed into the floor while going after a loose ball. During the fourth quarter of Friday’s game, Williams and his teammate, Jaylen Brown, crashed into each other on the court while scrambling for a loose ball inside Wells Fargo Arena. Seconds after the Brown-Williams collision, Joel Embiid—who was airborne—attempted to land his feet on the ground after also going after the ball.
Instead, this year’s MVP connected with Williams’s head, driving it into the court and leaving Williams in pain with a bloody mouth and extensive time on the sideline as Boston trainers attended to him.
