“JT Got a Ring and Dude Let His Frustrations Out”: Draymond Green Quips at Grant Williams for Flagrant 2 Foul on Jayson Tatum

The Boston Celtics-Charlotte Hornets contest was a close affair till LaMelo Ball missed a technical free throw with 7:54 left in the game. Ball missed a chance to tie the contest at 100 apiece. After this, the Celtics took the game and ran away with it. That caused some frustrations on the Hornets’ side, which came out in the form of a Flagrant 2 foul.

With 2:02 left, the Celtics were up 114-105 and the Hornets were unable to buy a bucket. Jayson Tatum was dribbling the ball up the floor when Grant Williams, out of nowhere, made a football-esque play and went at Tatum.

grant williams flagrant 2 on jayson tatum pic.twitter.com/cTGZV7es75

— ◇ (@HOODH3RO) November 2, 2024

Williams was assessed a Flagrant 2 Foul for the play and was ejected from the game. A few hours after the game, Draymond Green took to X to comment on the incident that occurred. He claimed Grant Williams was mad at Tatum for something. Maybe how Williams was part of the core Celtics team, and they won a championship once they moved him.

“JT got a ring and dude let his frustrations out about it.”

He mad at JT about something lol… he was suppose to keep him in Boston lol. JT got a ring and dude let his frustrations out about it.

— Draymond Green (@Money23Green) November 2, 2024

Williams was part of the Celtics from 2019 to 2023. They went to the 2022 Finals together, where they fell short to Green’s Warriors. Last summer, Williams was part of a sign-and-trade deal that helped Celtics land Porzingis, and eventually win the championship. Green insinuated that this is what Williams is irked about.

However, this wasn’t Green’s first tweet about the same. He called out Williams for smiling about fouling Tatum in that manner.

Grant Williams saying it’s not intentional fouling JT like that is mad wild. And he smiling about it.

— Draymond Green (@Money23Green) November 2, 2024

Green called Williams “goofy” for his actions towards Tatum.

Thinking a blindside hit “on ya mans” is a smile worthy offense means 1 of 2 things… you have zero awareness or you a goofy…. And both make you a goofy… goofy

— Draymond Green (@Money23Green) November 2, 2024

Whatever the case may be, taking his frustrations out in this manner was reckless. Tatum was lucky to avoid injury and come out of that play unharmed.