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Grant Williams fined $20,000 for punching ball into stands

Former Tennessee forward Grant Williams, who we love to hate, was fined $20,000 by the NBA today for punching a ball into the stands during Saturday’s loss to Golden State.

With the game decided, a frustrated Williams punched the ball and sent it into the courtside fans.

Here’s a look:



Here’s a quick announcement from the NBA:

NEW YORK – Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams has been fined $20,000 for hitting the game ball into the spectator stands, it was announced today by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations.


The incident, for which Williams was assessed a technical foul and ejected, occurred with 1:52 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Celtics’ 123-107 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Dec. 10 at Chase Center.

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