A tweet posted to ESPN analyst Jay Williams' account was wildly incorrect, and he is now saying that he was hacked. Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

Jay Williams says he was hacked after incorrect Celtics tweet

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 6/23/21

ESPN analyst Jay Williams tried to backtrack and claim he was hacked after getting ripped for sending a factually incorrect tweet about the Boston Celtics.

Williams tried to applaud the Celtics for their hire of Ime Udoka as their new head coach. However, he called Udoka the “first head coach of color” hired by the team. Williams was wrong.

The Celtics were actually the first North American professional sports team with a Black head coach — Bill Russell in 1966. K.C. Jones also coached the team. And it was just over a decade ago that Doc Rivers coached the team to a championship.

Williams later claimed on Twitter that he had been hacked.

As it relates to the Boston Celtics tweet that came from my account a couple of hours ago… I did not post that & my passcode has now been changed.

— Jay Williams (@RealJayWilliams) June 23, 2021