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Jayson Tatum Stands Up For Former Teammate Grant Williams

The Grant Williams smear campaign has gone too far

James Plowright

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Since the start of the 2023-24 season Grant Williams has been the NBA media's piñata. He's taken hits from Mavericks players and front office staff, Draymond Green in a post game rant and most recently Boston Celtics Play by Play commentator Mike Gorman.

While appearing on Boston radio show 'Toucher & Hardy', Gorman was asked if Grant Williams was annoying and answered "Yeah he was annoying, he was annoying to everybody. He also labelled him a "Bad locker room guy". As this picked up traction on social media platform X, former Boston Celtic Jayson Tatum weighed in with his opinion

It's clear from Tatum's post he had become frustrated with the narrative that is being pushed around Grant Williams and wanted to publicly display support for his former teammate. Remember, Boston wanted to keep Williams for the MLE last summer and only moved on due to having tax concerns.

So far in Charlotte, Grant Williams' impact has been a positive one, endearing himself to his teammates, players and coaches. He is certainly vocal and always has something to say, but that makes a nice change for Hornets fans who have watched their team sleepwalk through blowout losses for too long.

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James Plowright
JAMES PLOWRIGHT

Twitter: @British_Buzz Linked In: James Plowright Muck Rack: James Plowright About Me Bylines for: Sports Illustrated, Sky Sports NBA, SB Nation, Queen City Hoops Based in Manchester in the United Kingdom, I have covered the Charlotte Hornets since 2008. When I was 16 years old I won a blogging competition on Bobcats.com, this ignited my passion for journalism and since then I went on to write for a variety of blogs; Hornets Planet, Queen City Hoops and At The Hive. In 2022 I took on the role as site content manager for the Charlotte Hornets Fannation site (AllHornets.com).  I am also the founder of the All Hornets Podcast Network, having recorded over 350+ Hornets related podcasts.  Awards - The All Hornets podcast was nominated for "Best Team Podcast" in the 2022 Sports Podcast Awards.  - I was nominated for "Sports Writer of the Year" in 2013 for LSU Media while studying my B.A in History and International Relations at Loughborough University. 

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