Grant Williams kept repeating the same motion, using both hands more than someone guiding in a 777 parking at an airport gate.
Williams made an imaginary letter multiple times as the Charlotte Hornets trudged toward the bench at one point during their 115-107 win against Utah at Delta Center on Thursday night. It was the forward’s way of taking up for his teammates after Tre Mann and Nick Richards each got slapped with technical fouls earlier, drawing the attention of Williams and the rest of the Hornets.
Protection mode was activated.
“Yeah, especially when frustration builds up,” the former Providence Day star said.