The Boston Celtics had a difficult game against the Chicago Bulls on Monday night at the United Centre in Illinois.
The NBA confirmed on Wednesday that Williams would miss one game without receiving compensation.
NBA Communications: “Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations, announced today that Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams has been suspended for one game without pay for carelessly approaching and using offensive language towards a game official.
This implies that the former Tennessee player won’t be available on Friday night when they play at home in Massachusetts against Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
It was the Celtics’ first setback of the season as they entered their game against the Bulls with a 3-0 record.
Williams has started the season averaging 9.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game.
In 77 regular season games last season, he averaged 7.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game.
The Celtics advanced to the NBA Finals as the second seed in the Eastern Conference, but they were defeated in six games by Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors.
