Grant Williams ejected for blindside hit on Jayson Tatum; Jaylen Brown and Draymond Green call Williams

Grant Hill earned his fourth-quarter ejection for that blindside body check on the Celtics' Jayson Tatum — and he deserves the fine or suspension that will follow in the coming days.

After the 124-109 win in Boston, Williams – a former Celtics teammate of Tatum – tried to turn the ball over as if he was playing the ball, and this was not an intentional foul. He told NBC Sports Boston's Kayla Burton:

“I think it’s mostly because he hasn’t seen me more,” Williams said. “For example, I reach for him and make sure to make contact with his body before I reach him; probably a hard foul, definitely not intentional, I'm definitely not trying to hurt him. We all know he’s one of my closest friends in the league,” and as you can see, he got up and just walked away.

Boston's Jaylen Brown was having none of it.

“I don't know what it was about. I think that spoke for itself,” Brown said. “It wasn’t a basketball game. Grant knows better. …There's no place for that in the game. I thought JT and Grant were friends. I do not think so.”

While Tatum's teammates are expected to stick up for him, Williams should know he's crossed the finish line when Draymond Green – who's picking up technical fouls and ejections like they were Funko Pops – says he's way over the finish line gone.

Expect Williams to be hit with a hefty fine or suspension in the coming days (although the NBA's fine system is as random as roulette, so don't hold me to that).