The Celtics were reacting to the referees during their loss to the Bulls — Joe Mazzulla was ejected after backing up Jayson Tatum, who had gotten a technical earlier in the game.
Then Grant Williams got ejected for bumping into Cheryl Flores — incidentally, but still making contact — after he made a little sprint after a call he did not like.
Grant Williams joins Joe Mazzulla as he also gets ejected after bumping into the referee pic.twitter.com/htZxVuePnq
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The NBA has suspended Williams for one game for “recklessly making contact with and directing inappropriate language toward a game official.” As a result, he will sit out Friday night’s Celtics game against the Cavaliers.
Williams might have gotten away without a suspension, it didn’t appear his contact with Flores was intentional, but when he kept yelling at her he took things to another level. The ejection and suspension were near inevitable, the league doesn’t mess around with contact with an official.
The suspension will cost Williams $29,698, according to Bobby Marks of ESPN.
