The Celtics drafted Robert Williams III with the no. 27 overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft. When the first-round pick accidentally overslept a conference call the day after the draft, and then missed a subsequent flight to Boston and the team’s first summer league practice, Celtics fans nicknamed Williams “Time Lord.” The name stuck, […]

Good luck getting up a shot against Robert Williams III. He swatted away this attempt by Miami Heat forward P.J. Tucker in Game 2 of the 2022 Eastern Conference Finals, one of 12 blocks Williams recorded in the playoff series. That season, Williams stepped up his defense and made the All-Defensive Team for the first […]

When you get opportunities, it is best to do with them what you can. Though Robert Williams earned the nickname “Time Lord” after missing his introductory press conference, a flight to Boston and the team’s first practice in 2018, he quickly stepped up his game. He wore this jersey during the 2020 NBA Playoffs bubble […]