Boston Celtics' Grant Williams Explains The Jawing With Jimmy Butler During Game 2 Of Conference Finals

Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams flashes back to his war of words with Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler in Eastern Conference finals

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler and the Boston Celtics' Grant Williams had arguably the signature moment of last year's Eastern Conference finals. 

They got into a heated, trash-talking exchange in the second half of Game 2. Williams, now with the Dallas Mavericks, explained what went down on a recent appearance on the "Run Your Race" podcast with former NBA player Theo Pinson. 

Jimmy says, like, 'Hell, no, he ain't here,"' Williams said.  "So, I made a 3, and I said, 'Hell, no, (expletive), I'm here.' That happens. The next play, Jimmy hesi, boom, boom, stop, pivot, and-one. And he said, 'I'm here, too, (expletive)."'

After the incident, the Heat went on a 24-9 run to close out the game and take a 2-0 lead in the series. Miami eventually advanced after winning Game 7 in Boston. 

Williams said he felt he had to stand up to Butler because the Heat were in control. 

"And so we're going back and forth," Williams said. "Like, I'm not backing down. Like, that's kind of what we were missing in that series. They were punking us the entire time."

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