Personal Life
Williams was born in Ritter, South Carolina; he is of Polish, Italian and African-American descent. His father, Elijah Joshua Williams, died of a stroke aged 76 in November 2009. Williams played high school basketball for Christ The King RHS in New York City and college basketball for the St. John's University.
Williams married Kellie Batiste in December 1999; they divorced soon afterward. In 2000, he married Tanya; they are divorcing. Tanya was a cast member of VH1's reality TV show Basketball Wives: LA.
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