The Boston Celtics title defense has looked good to start the NBA season. After their win over the Charlotte Hornets on November 1, they have started the season 5-1.
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Jaylen Brown Gets Honest on Grant Williams
However, the Celtics win over the Hornets on Friday, included some bad blood between former teammates. During the game, former Celtics forward Grant Williams, hip checked Celtics star Jayson Tatum and was hit with a flagrant foul. After the game, Tatum's co-star, Jaylen Brown had a strong message about the current state of Williams' and Tatum's relationship.
"I thought JT and Grant, was friends. I guess not," Brown said after the Celtics win over the Hornets.
“I thought JT and Grant was friends. I guess not.”
Jaylen Brown on Grant Williams’ flagrant 2 foul on Jayson Tatum 😬 pic.twitter.com/45lZoSfxxq
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 2, 2024
Celtics Star's Father Gets Honest on Playoff Win Over Durant, Kyrie
Williams was an integral part of the Celtics fabric that helped them form a contender. However, in 2023 free agency he and the Celtics were unable to agree on a new contract which led to him signing with the Dallas Mavericks. However, in that same season, the Mavericks traded him to the Charlotte Hornets at the deadline.
It took Jayson Tatum two tries in the NBA Finals to win his first title. He and The Celtics' first run in the NBA Finals in 2022 started with a first-round sweep over the Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant-led Brooklyn Nets. Even though Boston completed the sweep over the superstar duo of KD and "Uncle Drew", Tatum's dad, Justin, said he expected more of a competitive series.
"When they ran through Brooklyn like that, I was saying the Celtics in 6 or 7 or something like that, especially after the miraculous shot Jayson made because I was like, 'This is going to be a grind of a series...' but that light just stayed on, and they just dominated," Justin Tatum, the father of Jayson, said in an interview with Brandon "Scoop B" Robinson.
"They knew that Brooklyn wasn't a good defensive team, and they just had to slow down KD. And so, when they did that, and the rest of the boys stepped up, I was like, 'We got something here...' and it happened in Milwaukee, the same thing. That's seven games that they went through. This team is relentless, and they really have a shot to win it all."
