Boston's Grant Williams suspended 1 game without pay

Grant Williams’ incident with an NBA official occurred in Boston’s Oct. 24 game in Chicago.

NEW YORK — Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams has been suspended one game without pay for recklessly making contact with and directing inappropriate language toward a game official, it was announced today by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations.

The contact, for which Williams was assessed a technical foul and ejected, occurred with 8:58 remaining in the fourth quarter of Boston’s 120-102 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Oct. 24 at United Center.

Williams will serve his suspension Friday, Oct. 28 when the Celtics play host to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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