There’s apparently no love lost between Jayson Tatum and one of his former teammates.

Grant Williams played alongside Tatum for the Boston Celtics from 2019 to 2023. The Celtics won the title in their first year without Williams.

Well, the Celtics visited Williams’ new team in the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night, and Williams showed no mercy.

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Grant Williams #2 of the Charlotte Hornets fouls Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics in the fourth quarter during their game at Spectrum Center on November 1, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images)

Late in the game, Tatum was dribbling onto the court when he was hit on the side by Williams. Both players fell on the field, followed by a brief skirmish between both teams.

Williams was called a flagrant 2, as officials deemed the hit a “non-basketball play”, and Jaylen Brown agreed.

“He hit him like it was a football match,” he told reporters after the game, saying the hit was “deliberate.”

‘It’s like Ray Lewis coming through the middle. It is what it is. Grant knows better.’

“Actions speak loudly, so it is what it is,” Brown continued. “We got the win, we’re moving on, but there’s no place for that in the game. I thought JT and Grant were friends. I don’t think so.”

Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday (4) helps Jayson Tatum (0) to his feet after a foul late in the second half against the Charlotte Hornets at the Spectrum Center. (Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images)

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Tatum did say that Williams is “one of my best friends in the league,” while Williams said the hit was not intentional but admitted guilt.

“I think it was more him not seeing me more than anything,” Williams said. “For example, I reach, and I definitely made contact with the body before I reached it.”

Grant Williams, #2 of the Charlotte Hornets, guards Jayson Tatum, #0 of the Boston Celtics, in the first quarter during their game at Spectrum Center on November 1, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images)

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The Celtics won the game 124-109, and it won’t be long before there is any bad blood left. Both teams will be back in action in Charlotte on Saturday evening at 6 p.m.

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