Boston Celtics’ forward Grant Williams is suspended one game after being ejected

 Celtics forward Grant Williams was suspended for one game without pay for using inappropriate language and ‘recklessly making contact with’ a referee, the NBA said Wednesday.

The league said he will serve the suspension on Friday night when Boston hosts the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Williams was given a technical foul and then ejected in the fourth quarter of the Celtics´ 120-102 loss at Chicago on Monday night after he was called for an offensive blocking foul while defending Zach LaVine.

Grant Williams bumps into referee Cheryl Flores after being called for a blocking foul

Williams (12) reacts after being thrown out for getting his second technical foul in the game 

He had been knocked over by Bulls forward Zach Lavine and called for a blocking foul.

Upon quickly jumping up from the ground to protest the call Williams bumped into an official, which triggered the ejection.

Crew chief Marc Wilson commented after the game saying Williams contact was deemed intentional.

Williams high fives teammate Jayson Tatum during the Celtics game against the Miami Heat

‘After it is correctly judged a blocking foul on Williams, he jumps up and approaches official [Cheryl] Flores and makes intentional physical contact with her and he is ejected as per rule for this sportsmanship act,’ Davis said.

Video of the incident however paints a much different picture as Williams quickly gets up and appears to be trying to run away from the official and the area where the foul was called to blow off steam, rather than intentionally run into the referee.

Before being ejected from the game Williams was 0-3 from the field and 0-2 from 3-point range with zero points.