{"id":425390,"date":"2023-05-20T19:37:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T19:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=425390"},"modified":"2023-05-20T19:48:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T19:48:31","slug":"celtics-grant-williams-shouldnt-have-poked-the-bear-heats-jimmy-butler-made-sure-he-pays-for-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/celtics-grant-williams-shouldnt-have-poked-the-bear-heats-jimmy-butler-made-sure-he-pays-for-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics&#8217; Grant Williams Shouldn&#8217;t Have Poked The Bear, Heat&#8217;s Jimmy Butler Made Sure He Pays For It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Grant Williams erred when he insulted Jimmy Butler and poked him in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference playoffs. In response, Butler took the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/heat\/\">Miami Heat<\/a> once again upon himself to win the arduous game 111-105 and grab a 2-0 series lead.<\/p>\n<h2>Celtics&#8217; Grant Williams Shouldn&#8217;t Have Poked The Bear, Heat&#8217;s Jimmy Butler Made Sure He Pays For It<\/h2>\n<p>Williams and Butler got into a heated argument with 6:22 remaining in the fourth quarter, energizing the TD Garden crowd. The Eastern Conference Finals series seemed to be tied at 1-1 when the Celtics led by nine points.<\/p>\n<p>Butler was the wrong person to mess with, as Williams and the C&#8217;s quickly discovered the hard way.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jimmy Butler looking at Grant Williams trying to guard him <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V3SUMkTrS5\">pic.twitter.com\/V3SUMkTrS5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ComplexSports\/status\/1659752415862685696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Williams served as Butler&#8217;s primary defender as he went 4-for-5 from the field in the fourth quarter. He was a driving force as the Heat embarked on a 26-9 run to win 111-105 and establish a 2-0 series lead.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Grant Williams: &quot;I&#39;m going to battle. He got the best out of me tonight &amp; at the end of the day it&#39;s out of respect.&quot; <\/p>\n<p>Jimmy Butler: &quot;I respect him. He&#39;s a big part of what they  try to do. I just don&#39;t know if I&#39;m the best person to talk to.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2yvpCrFIus\">pic.twitter.com\/2yvpCrFIus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ballislife\/status\/1659897531608776705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Williams, who&#8217;s taking plenty of heat for &#8220;poking the bear&#8221; to spark Miami&#8217;s comeback, passionately addressed the incident after the loss.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jimmy Butler had some words for grant Williams \ud83d\ude33\ud83d\udc80 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zJeIqHHhmP\">pic.twitter.com\/zJeIqHHhmP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud835\udd87\ud835\udd94\ud835\udd93\ud835\udd8a\ud835\udd98\u200b\ud83e\uddb4 (@Demar305) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Demar305\/status\/1659774389309652994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After the game, Williams responded to his fight with Butler in an interview. With regard to &#8220;poking the bear&#8221; on Friday night, the 24-year-old forward has no regrets. Reporters were also informed by him that the Celtics will be prepared for Game 3.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Did Grant Williams make a mistake poking the bear with Jimmy Butler?&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Jaylen Brown: &quot;Next Question.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IUqLAS3MMq\">pic.twitter.com\/IUqLAS3MMq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA TV (@NBATV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBATV\/status\/1659767577265205248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n&#8220;I&#8217;m a competitor, I&#8217;m gonna battle,&#8221; Williams said. &#8220;He got the best of me tonight. And at the end of the day, it&#8217;s out of respect because I&#8217;m not gonna run away from it. My mom always taught me, and my dad as well, you get your ass kicked, you don&#8217;t come back home until you come battle again. And you either come back before you die, or you go back and you go get a win.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Grant Williams meets Playoff Jimmy Butler \ud83e\udd23 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TcMWFb7Vvz\">pic.twitter.com\/TcMWFb7Vvz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Pettiest Laker Fan \ud83e\udd2b (@ThePettiestLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThePettiestLA\/status\/1659759907447648263?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After the game, Jimmy Butler was questioned by reporters about if Grant Williams&#8217; fight with him during the fourth quarter had any impact on him. Butler acknowledged that it helped him stay focused as he guided the Miami Heat to a comeback victory.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jimmy Butler\u2019s reaction to Grant Williams. \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u0MC3Mhysh\">pic.twitter.com\/u0MC3Mhysh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheHoopCentral\/status\/1659748945499942912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He hit a big shot, started talking to me,&#8221; Butler said. &#8220;I like that, I&#8217;m all for that. It makes me key in a lot more and it pushes that will that I have to win a lot more and it makes me smile. It does. When people talk to me, I&#8217;m like, OK, I know I&#8217;m a decent player if you want to talk to me out of everybody that you can talk to. But I don&#8217;t know, it&#8217;s just competition. I do respect him though. He&#8217;s a big part of what they try to do. He switches, he can shoot the ball. I just don&#8217;t know if I&#8217;m the best person to talk to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jimmy Butler lets Grant Williams know that he&#39;s &#39;too small&#39; after this bucket \ud83e\udd0f<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BIB5ct5SIl\">pic.twitter.com\/BIB5ct5SIl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClutchPoints\/status\/1659750623489736706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Over the course of the remaining minutes, the Heat outscored Boston 24-9 (including that Butler basket). Nine of those points in the fourth quarter came from Butler, including this &#8220;too small&#8221; hit job.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI just don\u2019t know if I\u2019m the best person to talk to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jimmy Butler on Grant Williams talking to him in the 4Q \ud83c\udf7f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G6SX2fyfrm\">pic.twitter.com\/G6SX2fyfrm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1659777646371426304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Kendrick Perkins Believes Joel Embiid Deserves Better: He Should Want Harden To Leave The 76ers\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/kendrick-perkins-believes-joel-embiid-deserves-better-he-should-want-harden-to-leave-the-76ers\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Kendrick Perkins Believes Joel Embiid Deserves Better: He Should Want Harden To Leave The 76ers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grant Williams erred when he insulted Jimmy Butler and poked him in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference playoffs. In response, Butler took the Miami Heat once again upon himself to win the arduous game 111-105 and grab a 2-0 series lead. Celtics&#8217; Grant Williams Shouldn&#8217;t Have Poked The Bear, Heat&#8217;s Jimmy Butler Made Sure [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":377588,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89,51],"tags":[8549,8550,2026,8548,36],"class_list":["post-425390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-boston-celtics","category-nba","tag-celtics-vs-heats","tag-celtics-vs-heats-game-2","tag-grant-williams","tag-grant-williams-jimmy-butler","tag-jimmy-butler"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=425390"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425390\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/377588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}