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Boston Celtics’ Grant Williams is fined $20,000 for punching ball into the stands in anger – as NBA penalizes him after he was ejected from Golden State Warriors loss
The NBA has fined Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams $20,000 after he spiked the ball into the crowd in a burst of anger as his team was playing the Golden State Warriors on Saturday.
Joe Dumars, the NBA’s Head of Basketball Operations, handed out the punishment on Monday.
The incident occurred while the Celtics were down 118-101 with 1:52 to go in the game.
The NBA announced it was fining Celtics forward Grant Williams for spiking the ball at fans
As the Warriors called a timeout, Golden State guard shot a three pointer after the whistle had blown.
The rebound went off the glass and headed toward Williams, who spiked it mid-air toward the fans in the crowd.
Officials on the floor at the time saw the incident occur, assessed Williams a technical foul, and he was ejected for the rest of the game – which Golden State won 123-107.
Williams ended his night having played 31 minutes and grabbing four points, two rebounds, and a steal.
The spike occurred as a rebound from Warriors guard Steph Curry (30) bounced toward him
Williams was ejected from the game and that led to the fine he was handed early on Monday
While this was a dumb move on Williams’ part, it’s worth noting he was a former straight-A student and was recruited by Harvard and Yale before choosing to go to the University of Tennessee.
Williams was ejected earlier this year for bumping into a referee in a heated contest against the Chicago Bulls.
Boston plays in Los Angeles against the Clippers on Monday night at 10:30pm eastern.
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