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• Grant Williams Undergoes Knee Surgery, Out 9-12 Months
Hornets forward Grant Williams has undergone surgery on his right knee to repair multiple torn ligaments, including his ACL, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). According to Charania, Williams is expected to be sidelined for nine-to-12 months. Williams suffered the injury in a November 23 game against Milwaukee. Reporting the next day indicated that […]...2024
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• Pacers, Hornets Granted Disabled-Player Exceptions

The injury bug has bitten hard, and the league is responding. Both the Charlotte Hornets and Indiana Pacers have been granted disabled player exceptions (DPEs) to help soften the blow of season-ending injuries to key players. Charlotte’s DPE comes in at $6,512,625 following the devastating knee injury to Grant Williams. Per ESPN’s Bobby Marks, the […] The post Pacers, Hornets Granted Disable...2024
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• Hornets, Pacers Granted Disabled Player Exceptions
The Hornets have been granted a disabled player exception in the wake of Grant Williams‘ season-ending knee injury, reports Bobby Marks of ESPN (via Twitter). The DPE, which is worth half of Williams’ 2024/25 salary, comes in at $6,512,625. The Pacers have also been granted disabled two separate disabled player exceptions for big men Isaiah […]...2024
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• LaMelo Ball Out Two Weeks With Left Calf Strain

Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball will miss at least two weeks with a left calf strain. Ball was injured in the Hornets game against the Miami Heat on Wednesday. Ball missed Charlotte's home loss to the New York Knicks on Friday. Prior to that game, the veteran point guard had played in the first 18 games for the Hornets this season. The season, Ball has averaged 31.1 points, 5.4 rebounds,...2024
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• Fantasy Basketball Week 6 Key Injuries

Charlotte's frontcourt situation became even more dire when Grant Williams suffered a season-ending knee injury on Saturday....2024
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• Hornets’ Grant Williams suffered knee damage and is out for the rest of the 2024-25 season
On Saturday, the Hornets were on the road to face Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks. Charlotte played a tough game vs. Milwaukee but lost 125-119. LaMelo Ball’s career-high 50 points were not enough to get his team the victory. Late in the fourth quarter of that loss, Grant Williams suffered a knee injury. Willaims got […] The post Hornets’ Grant Williams suffered knee damage ...2024
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• Grant Williams Undergoes Knee Surgery, Out 9-12 Months
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• Pacers, Hornets Granted Disabled-Player Exceptions
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• Hornets, Pacers Granted Disabled Player Exceptions
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• LaMelo Ball Out Two Weeks With Left Calf Strain
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• Fantasy Basketball Week 6 Key Injuries
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• Hornets’ Grant Williams suffered knee damage and is out for the rest of the 2024-25 season
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• Hornets' Grant Williams to miss remainder of 2024-25 season with torn ACL in right knee

Williams is the latest of several injuries the Hornets have dealt with on their frontline this season....2024
• Grant Williams Out For Season With Torn ACL

Grant Williams has suffered a torn ACL. The injury occurred during the Charlotte Hornets' loss on Saturday at the Milwaukee Bucks. Williams is expected to miss the remainder of this season. Williams has played in all 16 games for Charlotte this season. He's started several as a small-ball five for the Hornets. Williams is averaging 10.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game this season. Ch...2024
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• Grant Williams Suffered Torn ACL

The Charlotte Hornets announced that forward Grant Williams suffered a torn ACL. The injury occurred during the Hornets loss on Saturday at the Milwaukee Bucks. Williams is expected to miss the remainder of this season. Williams has played in all 16 games for Charlotte this season. He's started several as a small-ball five for the Hornets. Williams is averaging 10.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.3 as...2024
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• Grant Williams injury: Hornets forward out for rest of season after multiple tears in right knee, per report

Williams suffered the injuries on Saturday against the Bucks...2024

• Another NBA player is exploring WNBA expansion — this time in Charlotte

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Charlotte Hornets forward Grant Williams wants to see a WNBA expansion team in his town. CHARLOTTE — Hornets forward Grant Williams wants to see a WNBA expansion team in Charlotte. And, he wants to see it done right. “I’ve been trying to bring a team to Charlotte for the past 2.5, 3 years, but that’s up to [WNBA Commissioner] Cathy [Engelbert] and them,” Wil...2024
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"Draymond Green unloads on Grant Williams in hilariously ironic rant: 'Stop all the tough-guy stuff'"

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"One the highlights was when Grant Williams tried trash talking […] The post NBA World Reacts to Miami Beating Boston at The Garden AGAIN appeared first on Basketball Forever."

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"Celtics' Grant Williams fined $20,000 for punching basketball into the stands during loss to Warriors"

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"Jay King of The Athletic revealed that Smart and Celtics teammate Grant Williams got into an argument during practice."

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"Boston Celtics rookie Grant Williams had a chance to give his team a safe four-point lead with 35 seconds left in Game 7."

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"Tennessee survived a thriller and Grant Williams was stellar in victory"

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"The Vols' Grant Williams is a talented musician, dancer, chess player and pretty good at basketball, too"

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"Incomplete NY Knicks Have a Lot to Address at NBA Trade Deadline"

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"AL Central Rumors: Williams, Rodriguez, Indians Focus"

• Hornets, Pacers Granted Disabled Player Exceptions
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• Cleveland becomes latest city to bid for WNBA Expansion bid: what we know

Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images A number of cities are reportedly in the mix for WNBA expansion, including Austin, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Kansas City, and others. Another city has entered the mix for a WNBA expansion bid: Cleveland, which was previously home to the Cleveland Rockers from 1997 to 2003. Rock Entertainment Group, the ownership group tied to the Cleveland Cavaliers, is s...2024
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• 9 NBA teams in the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes for 2025 draft, ranked by tiers

Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images The 2024 NBA Draft lacked excitement from the very start of the cycle due to the absence of a consensus No. 1 overall player. The 2024 class wasn’t terrible, but it always felt more like a role player draft than one with future franchise cornerstones. The fact that this was the draft that immediately followed Victor Wembanyama’s class made it seem...2024
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• Grant Williams highlights lack of media attention on U.S. women’s basketball at the Olympics — and he’s right

Photo by Michael Gonzales/NBAE via Getty Images When Caitlin Clark was left off of the Olympic basketball roster, media companies’ and fans’ interest in the games shouldn’t have wavered. We’re watching an all-time great team dominate their competition. Grant Williams, who is currently on the ground at the Paris Olympics, called out the sharp disparity in media coverage between the men’s a...2024
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• Bronny James won ‘Call of Duty’ tournament at NBA Summer League

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Hopefully he brings that winning mentality to LA While Los Angeles Lakers’ second round pick Bronny James is in the midst of summer league right now, there’s bound to be some down time in between games. It’s the perfect time for bonding with your new teammates or members of the NBA via video games. James did just that, winning a Call of Duty: Mode...2024
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• Power forward continues to be most misunderstood position in NBA

The NBA’s modern evolution can be most easily seen in power forwards. We often talk about sports or fields or mediums as being in a transition. In football, it’s the popularity of two high shells to prevent explosive plays that took over the NFL in 2020. In baseball, it’s the slow extension of dugouts, from a rotation of five or six pitchers to a laundry list of specialists getting saved to be in ...2024
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• Southeast Notes: Williams, Hornets Front Office, Hartman, Hawks
Grant Williams had a prolific high school basketball career in Charlotte and was recently named one of the city’s best high school players of the past 40 years. While he wasn’t drafted by Charlotte in the 2019 draft, he was traded to the Hornets at the 2024 deadline and made an impact right away. After […]...2024
• 6 NBA players who could actually play in NFL to settle Austin Rivers’ bold claim

Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images We put Austin Rivers’ claim to the test. The time-honored argument of cross sport athletes is rearing its head once more with Austin Rivers and J.J. Watt beefing over whether NBA players could compete in the NFL. This week Rivers infamously said that as many as THIRTY (30) players in the association could make the jump right now, to which Watt cla...2024
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• Celtics Notes: Williams, White, Brown, Hauser
Hornets big man Grant Williams has found memories of his days with the Celtics, Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe writes. Williams was moved to Dallas in a sign-and-trade transaction last offseason. He was then dealt to Charlotte at the trade deadline. “That’s where I was first drafted; that’s the team that believed in me,” […]...2024
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• Legendary Celtics announcer buries Hornets' Grant Williams

Grant Williams left the Celtics this past summer after failing to agree terms on a contract extension. He was sent to the Mavericks as part of a sign-and-trade deal....2024

• LaMelo Ball Out Two Weeks With Left Calf Strain
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• Hornets’ Grant Williams suffered knee damage and is out for the rest of the 2024-25 season
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• Grant Williams Out For Season With Torn ACL
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• Grant Williams Leaves Game With Knee Injury
Charlotte Hornets forward Grant Williams suffered a right knee injury late in his team's loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday. On a fourth-quarter drive to the basket, Williams collapsed to the ground when his right leg gave out underneath him. Williams had to be helped off the court and back to the locker room. Postgame, Hornets coach Charles Lee said Williams will undergo further testing. "I ...2024
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• Meet the former WNBA star behind the league’s Austin’s expansion bid

Photo by Bill Baptist/WNBAE via Getty Images Fran Harris — a decorated basketball player and entrepreneur — is working to bring the WNBA to Austin, Texas. Fran Harris knows the city of Austin quite well. It’s where she’s spent most of her adult life, and where she won an NCAA championship as a basketball star at the University of Texas. Now, the decorated athlete and entrepreneur hopes t...2024
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• Trade Proposal Sends Kyle Kuzma, Grant Williams, Corey Kispert, Nick Richards To Cavaliers

An NBA trade proposal sending Kyle Kuzma, Grant Williams, Corey Kispert and Nick Richards to the Cleveland Cavaliers has been created. Here’s the mock NBA trade idea between the Cavaliers, Washington Wizards and Charlotte Hornets: Kuzma averaged 22.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.7 blocks for the Wizards in 2023-24 while shooting […] The post Trade Proposal ...2024
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• Grant Williams highlights lack of media attention on U.S. women’s basketball at the Olympics — and he’s right
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• Southeast Notes: G. Williams, D. Wright, Cain, Wizards
New Hornets forward Grant Williams has “quickly woven himself into the team’s fabric” since being traded from Dallas to Charlotte 15 days ago, according to Roderick Boone of The Charlotte Observer. The Hornets have won all four games Williams has played, and he has scored at least 15 points in each of those victories, averaging […]...2024
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• Draymond Green, Jaylen Brown slam Grant Williams for dirty play

Hornets forward Grant Williams is under fire for his dirty play on Celtics star Jayson Tatum during the waning moments of Friday's game....2024
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• 9 NBA teams in the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes for 2025 draft, ranked by tiers
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• Donovan Mitchell trolls Grant Williams for his ‘Imma make 'em both' moment

Cleveland Cavalier Donovan Mitchell and Dallas Maverick Grant Williams look back on the hilarious missed free throws moment, offering unheard perspectives....2024
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• Celtics in danger of being swept after going down 0-2 at home to Heat
Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images Grant Williams poked the bear that never even needed poking when going face-to-face with Jimmy Butler. This game was swinging dramatically early and often, starting with an early 26-6 run by Boston including nine points from Jayson Tatum to take a double-digit lead in the second quarter before Miami responded with a 19-2 run to take the lead back. The H...2023
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• Joel Embiid stomped on Grant Williams’ head on accident, but both showed love afterward
This had to hurt. The Boston Celtics earned a hard-fought 114-102 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night in Game 3 of their second round matchup to take a 2-1 series lead. The win came with one major battle scar, though. Midway through the fourth quarter, NBA MVP Joel Embiid accidentally stomped on the head of Celtics forward Grant Williams during a battle for a loose ball. Somehow, W...2023
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• NBA playoffs: Celtics' Grant Williams left with bloody mouth after Joel Embiid's foot lands on his head
The Celtics got the win, but they had one very painful moment....2023
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• VIDEO: Celtics’ Grant Williams gets Zion Williamson-like moment with shoe explosion

Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams had a Zion Williamson-like moment on Friday when his shoe exploded in their preseason showdown against the Toronto Raptors. As he was driving to rim, Williams’ right foot blew out of his shoe, causing him to slip on the floor and fail on the play. He was wearing Air Jordan […] The post VIDEO: Celtics’ Grant Williams gets Zion Williamson-like ...2022
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• Celtics’ Grant Williams reveals the exact moment he decided to be Ray Allen in Game 7 vs. Bucks
The Boston Celtics are headed to the Eastern Conference finals, thanks in large part to the hot hands of Grant Williams, who came out of nowhere and channeled his inner Ray Allen during Game 7 of their second-round matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks at TD Garden. Williams absolutely smoked the Bucks, repeatedly making them pay […] The post Celtics’ Grant Williams reveals the exact mom...2022
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• Marcus Smart, Grant Williams had heated moment in Celtics practice over flopping
Marcus Smart has a tendency to become chippy with other players, and a recent Boston Celtics practice proved that his jawing doesn’t discriminate. Jay King of The Athletic revealed that Smart and Celtics teammate Grant Williams got into an argument during practice. According to center Robert Williams, the reason was because: “Grant was flopping and […] The post Marcus Smart, Grant Will...2021
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• VIDEO: Donovan Mitchell drops Jaylen Brown, Grant Williams to floor on nasty step-backs
Someone call the police, Donovan Mitchell just dropped two grown men. Mitchell did it all for the Utah Jazz during their matchup against the Boston Celtics, including embarrass the other team’s stalwart defenders. Spida’s first victim was breakout star Jaylen Brown. The Jazz frontman used just the right amount of momentum to send Brown flying […] The post VIDEO: Donovan Mitchell ...2021
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• NBA World Reacts to Miami Beating Boston at The Garden AGAIN
In the fourth quarter of Boston v Miami, the Heat went on a 24-9 run and won the game 111-105 on Boston’s home court. They also won on the Celtics’ home court in Game 1. All we can say is wow. Himmy Butler is COOKING. One the highlights was when Grant Williams tried trash talking […] The post NBA World Reacts to Miami Beating Boston at The Garden AGAIN appeared first on Basketbal...2023
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• Jayson Tatum’s Game 7 heroics not only saved Celtics’ season but Grant Williams’ career
Boston Celtics rookie Grant Williams had a chance to give his team a safe four-point lead with 35 seconds left in Game 7. Unfortunately, Williams missed both free throws which would’ve banished him from the team. But good for him, Jayson Tatum was able to snag the offensive rebound, saving the Celtics’ series and probably […] The post Jayson Tatum’s Game 7 heroics not only ...2020
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• Celtics take 2-1 series lead on 76ers: How Boston’s defense limited Philadelphia in Game 3
The Boston Celtics defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 114-102 on the road in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Friday. Here’s what you need to know: Jayson Tatum led Boston with 27 points on 10-of-20 shooting from the field along with 10 rebounds and five assists. Six different Celtics scored in double figures, including Malcolm Brogdon’s 15 points off the bench. 76ers center Joel Embiid, ...2023
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• Heat take 2-0 series lead over Celtics in Eastern Conference finals
BOSTON — Going nose to nose with Jimmy Butler has not worked out well for the Celtics so far in this series. Boston was still up by seven in the fourth quarter of Game 2 in the Eastern Conference semifinals when Grant Williams began jawing with Butler. The exchange was so intense, their foreheads were touching. There’s quite a bit more distance between the Miami Heat and Celtics now, though. Butle...2023
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• Celtics' Grant Williams on provoking Heat's Jimmy Butler in Game 2: 'I'm a competitor and I'm going to battle'

Butler admitted the exchange with Williams provided him with some additional motivation...2023
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• Jimmy Butler Had Short, Brutal Answer to Grant Williams Question After Heat Win

Miami erased another double-digit deficit to take a 2–0 series lead....2023
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• Derrick White hustles his way into Celtics history in Game 6: ‘That’s legendary’
'I was like, ‘Oh no,' And then I look up and D. White was a miracle,” Celtics teammate Grant Williams tells The Athletic....2023
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• Celtics' Grant Williams fined $20,000 for punching basketball into the stands during loss to Warriors

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• LaMelo Ball Out Two Weeks With Left Calf Strain
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• Grant Williams Out For Season With Torn ACL
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• Cleveland becomes latest city to bid for WNBA Expansion bid: what we know
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• Charlotte's starting center Nick Richards out indefinitely due to rib fracture

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• Bronny James won ‘Call of Duty’ tournament at NBA Summer League
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• Power forward continues to be most misunderstood position in NBA
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• NCAA Tournament: Players In NBA Of The Sweet 16 Schools

The Sweet 16 of the 2024 NCAA Tournament is set with all eight No. 1 and No. 2 seeds reaching this stage where they are two wins away from the Final Four in Arizona. Here's a list of all the former players of the schools in the Sweet 16 who are currently in the NBA. Duke leads with 24 former players in the NBA, followed by North Carolina and Gonzaga with 10 apiece. Thursday West: • No. 2 Ari...2024
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• NCAA Tournament: Players In NBA Of The 64 First Round Schools

With the 2024 NCAA Tournament underway, here's a list of all the former players of the schools in the first round who are currently in the NBA, headlined by Kentucky with 28 and Duke with 24. The below links are to the 'Players in the NBA' page for each school. EAST REGION 1 Connecticut (4) vs. No. 16 Stetson (0)Connecticut: Andre Drummond, Jordan Hawkins, Andre Jackson Jr., Adama Sanogo 8 Florid...2024
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• NBA trade deadline: 4 winners and 5 losers from deals, featuring Bulls, Knicks, Warriors, Lakers

Let’s hand out winners and losers from the 2024 NBA trade deadline. The 2024 NBA trade deadline has come and gone without the type of major fireworks sd occasionally sees in the final transaction window before the playoff race. There were tons of deals around the NBA before Thursday’s 3 p.m. buzzer, but the biggest names rumored to be in deals mostly stayed home, and many of the league’s biggest f...2024
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• NBA Trade Rumors: Bobby Portis, Grant Williams, Kelly Olynyk and more featured in latest whispers

Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty Images The Bucks and Mavericks talking a Bobby Portis for Grant Williams trade is your most surprising update from Monday’s NBA trade rumors. The NBA trade deadline (Thursday, Feb. 8, at 3 p.m. ET) is now less than three days away, so let’s check in on some of the latest NBA trade rumors floating around from various insiders around the association. A Bucks-...2024
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• Tatum swats ex-teammate Grant Williams' shot into stands, sends him flying

Boston Celtics' Jayson Tatum sent his former teammate and current Dallas Maverick Grant Williams flying after swatting his buzzer-beater attempt into the stands....2024
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• WATCH: Tatum blocks Grant Williams' shot in hilarious fashion

Jayson Tatum sent his former Celtics teammate and current Dallas Maverick Grant Williams flying after swatting his buzzer-beater attempt into the stands....2024
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• Pre-Snap Reads 7/27: Seahawks Training Camp observations, Day 1
Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports Read! Okay. Let’s get to it. Below in the links we’ve got: a DK interview, some more lists, updates on several contract signings, players to watch (as they pertain to your Seattle Seahawks) from around the league, speculation and such, and.. more! Dive in! We are just getting started. Seahawks News Don't Panic! - Seaside JoeDevon Witherspoon, Tariq Woolen...2023
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• Joel Embiid stomped on Grant Williams’ head on accident, but both showed love afterward
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• Jayson Tatum’s ejection draws explanation from Celtics’ Grant Williams

Jayson Tatum’s shocking ejection in the Boston Celtics’ preseason finale against the Toronto Raptors raised a lot of eyebrows on Friday. While Grant Williams was equally surprised at the decision, he admitted they could have been better handling the situation. For those who missed it, Tatum was ejected Friday after getting back-to-back technical fouls late […] The post Jayson Tat...2022
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• Incomplete NY Knicks Have a Lot to Address at NBA Trade Deadline
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