Robert Williams III, Josh Richardson appreciate Boston’s competitive fire in training camp

Sometimes, a little ire amongst friends makes for better teammates – and teams.

With one two way slot and potentially a regular roster slot up for grabs and a full 20-man camp roster, you might expect the players at the end of the Boston Celtics potential rotation to be fierce in training camp.

But it isn’t just the players with something to lose in the immediate future going hard in camp under new head coach Ime Udoka, as likely starting center Robert Williams III related after practice on Wednesday. Fairly secure and established players were going full tilt as well — and taking issue with how the plays were being called even in the context of practice.

“Nobody’s taking (expletive), you know?” asked Williams rhetorically.