Celtics' Grant Williams fined $20,000 for punching basketball into the stands during loss to Warriors
Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams has been fined $20,000 for punching a basketball into the stands during the team's loss to the Golden State Warriors on Dec. 10, the league announced on Monday. With 1:52 remaining in the fourth quarter, and the Celtics trailing by 17 points, the Warriors called a timeout to get their starters out of the Game . As the teams made their way to their respective benches, Williams punched the basketball into the first few rows of the seats. Though he did so more out of absent-minded frustration than malice, he was ejected from the Game . Any time a player puts the ball into the crowd with any sort of force, it's an automatic ejection. In the final moments of the Celtics' loss to the Warriors, Grant Williams gets ejected for a reason you don't see every day. pic.twitter.com/pDdpEOepZ9 — The Comeback (@thecomeback) December 11, 2022 ...