Jaylen Brown on Grant Williams hard foul on Tatum: 'I thought JT and Grant were friends, I guess not'

Bobby Manning: Brown: “Actions speak loud. It is what it is, we got the win, we move on, but there’s no place in the game for that. I thought JT and Grant were friends. I guess not.”
Source: x.com

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Rod Boone @rodboone
Grant Williams: “J.T. is one of my closest friends. There was no intention of trying to harm him in any way.”
He said the play looked worse than it really was. – 10:19 PM

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Jaylen Brown on Grant Williams’ foul: “He hit him like it was a football play, Ray Lewis coming across the middle or something.” #Celtics #Hornets – 10:13 PM

Steve Bulpett @SteveBHoop
Grant Williams acquires three fans… pic.x.com/P69B08yMHU – 9:37 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
Hornets in the last 2 minutes vs the Celtics:
— Grant Williams ejection
— LaMelo fouls out
— Miles Bridges ejection
Rough. pic.x.com/zxMKusqapB – 9:28 PM

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Rod Boone @rodboone
Grant Williams in at center to start the second half. – 8:22 PM

Rod Boone @rodboone
Halftime: Celtics 71, #Hornets 67
LaMelo 19 pts, 2 rebs, 2 asts
Miles Bridges 10 pts, 4 rebs, 2 asts
Tre Mann 10 pts, 4 asts, 3 rebs
Jayson Tatun 18 pts, 7 rebs, 2 asts
Jaylen Brown 16 pts, 4 rebs, 4 asts – 8:06 PM

Rod Boone @rodboone
Defense = optional tonight. Both teams lighting it up, shooting 51% each. #Hornets draw within 65-61 with 2:39 left in first half on a Grant Williams 3-pointer. – 8:01 PM

James Plowright @British_Buzz
After 4 games the Charlotte Hornets have 7 players shooting over 39% from three
LaMelo Ball 39.6%
Tre Mann 42.9%
Cody Martin 42.1%
Grant Williams 47.4%
Seth Curry 50%
Josh Green 57.1%
Brandon Miller 50% (1 game)
I’m not checking, but you have to imagine that leads the league. pic.x.com/xX3YhsebqJ – 7:36 AM

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Steve Bulpett @SteveBHoop
The Celtics lost for the first time… but the Sultan of Stat remains undefeated.
@DickLipe presents a 6-pack of notes, with a cast that includes Jayson Tatum, Payton Pritchard, Neemias Queta, Jaylen Brown, Larry Bird, John Havlicek and a drought-ending Pascal Siakam. Read on

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Adam Himmelsbach @AdamHimmelsbach
New: “I just wanted him to know we were here and I was here, if he ever needed me or needed Harvard.”
8 years ago Jaylen Brown didn’t know anyone in Boston, so Harvard coach Tommy Amaker invited him into a community that remains a big part of his life.
bostonglobe.com/2024/10/30/spo… – 9:22 AM

More on this storyline

Bobby Manning: Derrick White said Grant’s too big to be doing that. “We were all kind of surprised.” Praised Brown for having Tatum and their backs. -via Twitter @RealBobManning / November 1, 2024

Bobby Manning: Brown said Grant’s foul was “for sure intentional.” “He hit him like a football play, like Ray Lewis coming across the middle.” -via Twitter @RealBobManning / November 1, 2024

Last season the Celtics often counted on Jaylen Brown to give them an early jolt. He averaged 7.2 points per game in the first quarter, ranking seventh in the NBA among players who appeared in at least 60 games. This season is just three games old, and the Celtics are navigating some absences, but so far there has been a mild shift in Brown’s role, and he said it is requiring some adjustments. His first-quarter minutes have dipped from 9.6 a year ago to 7.2, and he has more frequently been tasked with guiding the second unit. -via Boston Globe / October 29, 2024

Celtics on NBC Sports Boston: Grant Williams hard foul on Tatum 👀 -via Twitter / November 1, 2024

Jaylen Brown on Grant Williams hard foul on Tatum: 'I thought JT and Grant were friends, I guess not'