Hornets' Grant Williams Ejected After Running Over Ex-Celtics Teammate Jayson Tatum

The Boston forward looked dismayed by the Charlotte forward's Flagrant 2.

Grant Williams in 2024. / John Jones-Imagn Images

Charlotte Hornets forward Grant Williams and Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum were teammates for four years—from 2020 to '23—and won an Eastern Conference title together.

You wouldn't know that by the way they interacted with each other Friday evening during the Hornets' game against the Celtics.

With a little over two minutes left in the contest and Boston up 114–105, Tatum grabbed a defensive rebound and looked to bring the ball up the court. As he neared center court, Williams body-checked Tatum and sent him tumbling to the ground.

Tatum appeared perturbed by the play, though he took no action against Williams.

Grant Williams was ejected for this flagrant 2 foul on former teammate Jayson Tatum 😯

(via @NBCSCeltics) pic.twitter.com/pj4MXsfnyD

— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) November 2, 2024

The referees did, however, assessing Williams a Flagrant 2 foul and throwing him out of the game.

Williams finished his evening with six points and seven rebounds in 30 minutes, while Tatum tallied 32 points and 11 rebounds in 36 minutes.

The Celtics wound up polishing off the victory 124–109 to move to 5-1 on the season.

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