Tavares Monty Williams is an American professional basketball coach and a former player and executive who is the head coach for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. Williams played for five NBA teams during a playing career that spanned from 1994 to 2003.
Monty Williams: Did play in the nba| Wife accident| Brother
Did play in the NBA:
Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams was named NBA coach of the year on Monday after guiding the Arizona through a league-leading 64-win campaign.
The NBA said in a statement Williams won the nod for the Red Auerbach Trophy after beating out Memphis Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins and Miami Heat boss Erik Spoelstra.
It is the first time the 50-year-old Williams has received the award.
Wife accident:
At the time of the accident, she was driving with her children Faith, Janna, and Micah when a sedan approached her car from the opposite direction and crashed into her head-on.
The driver was identified as 52-year-old Susan Donaldson.
According to police, Donaldson was in the left lane, going more than twice the speed limit of 40. Ingrid Williams passed away in 2016 after getting involved in a car accident in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Brother:
Monty Williams and Willie Green shared an emotional embrace after the Phoenix Suns clinched the first-round series against the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday.
“One of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do in basketball is coach against people that I love and care about,” said Green, the Pelicans’ first-year head coach. “You have to shut off communication. You got to act like we’re not friends or brothers. And … go out there and compete. It’s hard, but I’m proud of our group. I’m proud of them.”
Green and Williams share a close bond. Green and Paul played for Williams as members of the New Orleans Hornets in the 2010-11 season, Williams’ first as a head coach. Green served as an assistant coach for the Suns under Williams for two seasons, including their 2021 run to the NBA Finals.
