Grant Williams has been suspended one game without pay for recklessly making contact with and directing inappropriate language toward a game official, it was announced today by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations.

The contact, for which Williams was assessed a technical foul and ejected, occurred with 8:58 remaining in the fourth quarter of Boston’s 120-102 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Oct. 24 at United Center.

Williams will serve his suspension Friday, Oct. 28 when the Celtics play host to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Last Tuesday's NBA opening night games were the most-watched in five years, averaging 3.3 million viewers on TNT.

The number was a 17% increase from last season.

The Sixers-Celtics opener posted a 1.7 rating with 2.98 million viewers, representing a 31% increase in ratings and 36% increase in viewership.

The Lakers-Warriors game averaged 3.55 million viewers, representing the most-watched NBA game on TNT since 2019's opening night.

Jaylen Brown has announced he is terminating his association with Kanye West's Donda Sports agency.

“I have always, and will always continue to stand strongly against any antisemitism, hate speech, mistreatment and oppressive rhetoric of any kind,” said Brown in a statement.

A number of companies have also terminated their partnerships with West following a series of antisemitic remarks.

Damian Lillard and Jayson Tatum have been named the NBA's Players of the Week for Week 1.

Lillard averaged 34.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists as the Portland Trail Blazers went 3-0.

Tatum averaged 34.7 points and 8.3 rebounds as the Boston Celtics also went 3-0.

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens was asked about Robert Williams' return to play timeline in his weekly appearance on 98.5 The Sports Hub. Stevens said there's been no change.

“No one’s told me it’s been moved back," Stevens said. He also reiterated that Williams' timeline remains 8-12 weeks from his original surgery date of September 22. That has Williams on track to return sometime around the end of the calendar year.

There was a recent report that stated Williams recently underwent a PRP procedure. The report was unclear if that impacted the Celtics big man's time to return. One of the updates was that Boston hoped to have Williams back sometime in the second half of the season, which caused concerned for Celtics fans.

During an exclusive sit down interview with Shams Charania before the start of the season, Kyrie Irving reflected on his trade request from the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2017. Irving requested a trade and ultimately was dealt to the Boston Celtics.

“When I asked for a trade from Cleveland, the one thing that I look back on is: Did I exhaust as many opportunities to get closer to guys when I felt some type of difference? There was a lot of things that happened in the business that I didn’t understand,” he said. “Asking for a trade — I don’t think it was my time to ask for a trade. And especially to go to Boston, who was No. 2 or No. 1 in our conference, it’s just right down the street. I’m grateful that I had my time there because it was one of the most historical franchises that again, I did not know the power of our industry.

“When I reflect on it, at 30 years old I can say I understand the business better, I understand the way that roles work, and if anybody can sit here honestly and say they messed up, it was me. Because if I’m saying that it is family-run and relationship-run, then while I was in these situations I didn’t handle all of those relationships as I would have wanted.”

Robert Williams III underwent a PRP procedure in his knee on Monday to help with the healing process.

Williams hopes to return in December or January, but he could return well into the second half of the season.

Williams also underwent surgery in September.

Cam Johnson, P.J. Washington and Grant Williams were unable to agree to extensions with their respective teams and will become restricted free agents next offseason.

Johnson has emerged as the Phoenix Suns' starting power forward this season.

Washington averaged 10.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 65 games (28 starts) last season with the Charlotte Hornets.

Williams became a key part of the Boston Celtics' rotation and figures to have a bigger role with Robert Williams out.

Noah Vonleh has made the Boston Celtics regular season roster. Vonleh had been signed to a non-guaranteed training camp contract.

Boston will be the eighth NBA team for Vonleh. The 6-foot-10 big man has played for the Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers, Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Denver Nuggets and Brooklyn Nets.

Vonleh's deal will now convert to a standard non-guaranteed contract. He'll incur a per day cap/tax hit for Boston for each day he's on the roster moving forward. The contract will fully guarantee if Vonleh is not waived by January 7.

The Boston Celtics have signed Eric Demers. Boston and Demers signed a non-guaranteed training camp contract.

Demers spent last season with the Maine Celtics of the G League. He'll likely play for Maine again this upcoming season.

Demers is a local success story as he played high school basketball in Falmouth, Massachusetts. He then went on to star on the Division III level for Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts.