Grant Williams shuts down bad teammate narrative with classy response to unprofessional comments from Celtics announcer

Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum quickly shot down the idea that Williams is a bad teammate with a tweet last week. 

The Charlotte Observer's Rod Boone caught up with Williams recently to discuss Gorman's unprofessional comments. The former Vol offered an incredibly classy response. 

“It’s always difficult from the outside looking in," said Williams to The Observer. "I try my best to take the high road on most things. I’ve always tried to treat people with respect. Gorman was just talking in regard to what he thought he experienced and if you ask any one of my teammates across my career in this league, they’d know that I have not only been a great teammate, but a person they can rely on, a person they could talk to. That’s something that I’ve tried to pride myself on."

“So it’s tough hearing things like that because you never want to have someone attacking your character, especially as a teammate but also as a man," added Williams. 

It would've been easy for Williams to get defensive and call out Gorman for his comments. But instead, he took the high road. Williams defended his character without sinking to Gorman's level. 

Williams' response combined with Tatum's endorsement of the former Vol as a good teammate should finally put this silly narrative to bed.