Grant Williams on Jayson Tatum defending him about being a bad locker room guy: 'That meant the world...I didn't even ask him'
Source: Charlotte Observer
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Spoke with Grant Williams about the notion he’s a ‘bad locker room guy’ and wanted to get his take on Mike Gorman’s comments.
He gave his thoughts about the situation to @theobserver, including Celtics star Jayson Tatum defending him:
charlotteobserver.com/sports/charlot… – 10:18 PM
Celtics injury report for tomorrow:
Jaylen Brown – Right Ankle Sprain – QUESTIONABLE
Kristaps Porzingis – Right Hamstring Strain – OUT
Jayson Tatum – Right Ankle Impingement – QUESTIONABLE
Derrick White – Left Hand Sprain – OUT – 5:23 PM
Porzingis will miss a 5th straight game with his hamstring strain. Derrick White is out tomorrow too. Brown, Tatum questionable. – 5:06 PM
Nautical vibes for @Pp_doesit on his Jordan Tatum 2 PE! #NBAKicks pic.twitter.com/BnXYLBEubJ – 2:13 AM
Paolo Banchero laced up the “Yacht Club” Jordan Tatum 2s tonight pic.twitter.com/fuLbCKAot4 – 11:26 PM
#Suns 28 #Hornets 26 after one.
PHX: Eric Gordon 8 points off bench, Grayson Allen 7 points, Devin Booker 0 (0-for-3 FGs)
CHA: Grant Williams 8 points off bench, Miles Bridges 7 points, Brandon Miller 0 points, 2 fouls.
Score now 41-32 #Suns. Bradley Beal 9 points. pic.twitter.com/raYCr79QNi – 7:47 PM
Talked to Joe about JB/JT balance. Brown has been on fire & is shooting more FGA than Tatum over last 10: “If one of them’s playing really well, you want to keep that. Last night, we changed the sub pattern so that we could keep the matchups that we wanted later in the quarter” pic.twitter.com/G4QugmXPVy – 1:10 PM
BSJ Game Report: Celtics 127, Suns 112 – Brown & Tatum combine for 63 in fourth straight win bostonsportsjournal.com/2024/03/15/bsj… – 12:13 AM
Jayson Tatum representing the St Louis @Cardinals after the game pic.twitter.com/klXlFIzUXg – 10:47 PM
Jayson Tatum was asked when he had time to write a children’s book: “I don’t sleep.” – 10:44 PM
The Celtics beat the Suns 127-112 for their 4th straight win. Gritty one from the C’s coming off a long road trip. Jaylen Brown with 37 points, Jayson Tatum with 26 and Al Horford with 24. C’s are 52-14. Next up are the Wizards on Sunday.
masslive.com/celtics/2024/0… – 9:41 PM
#Celtics pull away from the #Suns for a 127-112 win. PHX were healthy and had two days off in Boston. Brown 37, Tatum 26, Horford 24, White 13; Booker 23, Beal 22, Allen 20, Durant 20.
3pt:
BOS 25-50
PHX 11-31 – 9:40 PM
Tatum and Brown (61 points combined) are outscoring Beal, Durant and Booker (53 points) so far. – 9:18 PM
#Celtics eight threes in 3Q, lead #Suns 102-85. Brown 28, Tatum 26, Horford 19; Durant 18, Beal 18, Booker 15, Allen 13. – 9:12 PM
Frank Vogel with a tech. Celtics up 85-72. Jaylen Brown with 28 points while Jayson Tatum has 25. C’s are rolling right now. – 8:58 PM
Subtle thing of Celtics immediately finding Horford for FTs with what Suns are cross-matching on defense but Suns go to double Tatum and White knocks down an open 3. Execution difference. – 8:52 PM
Tatum just went 12/12 in naming where his teammates played college ball – 8:52 PM
Those are the 3s that hurt.
Tatum drives, Durant forces miss, but #Celtics get 2nd shot, Brown 3.
Beal 3 answer. #Suns down five. – 8:46 PM
#Suns Big 3 of Booker, Durant and Beal: 36 points on 15-of-33 shooting (2-of-8 from 3).
#Celtics Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown: 43 points on 17-of-24 shooting (6-of-10 from 3). – 8:44 PM
#Celtics lead #Suns 65-60 at half. Tatum 23 (9-11 FG), Brown 20, Horford 11; Durant 15, Beal 13, Booker 8.
FG: BOS 25-43
PHX 25-55
REBS: BOS 13, PHX 27. – 8:32 PM
Halftime: BOS 65, PHX 60
Durant: 15 Pts, 7-11 FG
Beal: 13 Pts, 5 Ast, 5-11 FG
Booker: 8 Pts, 4 Ast, 3-11 FG
Tatum: 23 Pts, 9-11 FG – 8:30 PM
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown combine for 43 points on 17-24 shooting in the 1st half. C’s lead 65-60 at halftime. – 8:29 PM
Ginormous 3s by Tatum. Especially the first one in what looked like an empty transition possession. Suns stay within 5 at half. Making a living in the mid-range that Boston is willing to give up. 55-43 PHX in FGA.. – 8:29 PM
Celtics lead the Suns 65-60 at halftime
Tatum with 23 points, Brown has 20 – 8:28 PM
Jayson Tatum back-to-back 3s. Has 23. #Suns down 65-60 at half. #Celtics – 8:28 PM
Awesome first half from Jayson Tatum. He’s up to 23. Doing a great job playing downhill. Brown is too. – 8:28 PM
Jayson Tatum is playing at another level tonight. He has it all working – 8:27 PM
Jayson Tatum finishes the first quarter with a team-high 14 points 😤
Celtics lead the Suns 35-32.
(via @NBA)
pic.twitter.com/TZi4I4aYn8 – 8:01 PM
End of 1Q: BOS 35, PHX 32
Durant: 15 Pts, 7-8 FG
Beal: 9 Pts, 4-5 FG
Booker: 4 Pts, 1-6 FG
Tatum: 14 Pts, 6-9 FG
Celtics are 7-for-11 from 3, Suns are 2-for-8. That’ll do it! – 8:00 PM
#Celtics 1Q with a 17-6 run, lead #Suns 35-32. Tatum 14, Horford 8, Brown 5; Durant 15, Beal 9, Booker 4. – 7:59 PM
Celtics end the 1st quarter on a 17-6 run to take a 35-32 lead. They’re 7-11 from 3 despite coming off the long road trip. Tatum with 14 points, Durant with 15. – 7:58 PM
This time it’s Tatum with the hot start. He already has 10 to counter the #Suns shot making. PHX 26, BOS 23, 3:12 left in 1Q. #Celtics – 7:51 PM
oh yeah, Jayson Tatum vs. Kevin Durant tonight shaping up to be great. 10 points for Tatum, 11 for Durant already – 7:50 PM
Brown coming out early in these 1Q more often this month in favor of a longer Tatum stretch. – 7:49 PM
Tatum received his Player of the Month Award at halfcourt, which he won in February
It’s his second of the season and fourth of his career pic.twitter.com/xHuzajrkoE – 7:28 PM
Suns at Celtics – TD Garden – March 14, 2024 – Starters
Boston – Holiday, White, Brown, Tatum, Horford
Phoenix – Bradley Beal, Grayson Allen, Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, Jusuf Nurkic
OUT – Boston: Porzingis Phoenix: Josh Okogie, Damion Lee, Eric Gordon pic.twitter.com/GbDZvhURBk – 7:01 PM
Scenes from the Garden pregame:
Jayson Tatum warms up as Paul Pierce pushes deeper into a sea of fans to sign autographs pic.twitter.com/bAoJAOMXna – 6:17 PM
Jayson Tatum with some serious kicks at the Garden tonight pic.twitter.com/PgXAsARu9q – 5:17 PM
The Jays since the All-Star break:
Tatum — Brown —
26.6 PPG 28.0 PPG
7.3 RPG 6.1 RPG
45.9 FG% 53.2 FG%
Celtics are 8-2. pic.twitter.com/C2sSP9jDG7 – 12:54 PM
From Wednesday:
‘Passing of the guard’: Kevin Durant addresses Jayson Tatum being NBA MVP candidate as Suns face Celtics tonight in Boston (w/videos) #Suns #Celtics azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 10:30 AM
‘Passing of the guard’: Kevin Durant addresses Jayson Tatum being NBA MVP candidate as Phoenix Suns face Boston Celtics on Thursday at TD Garden (w/videos) #Suns #Celtics azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral pic.twitter.com/OAKLsZBrNH – 12:02 AM
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