Monday night's game between the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics arrived with a plethora of anticipation from NBA fans across the world. Unfortunately, what ensued on the court was anything but exciting for Warriors fans.
After avenging a loss to the Warriors, Celtics' Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum gave Warriors and Team USA coach Steve Kerr the cold shoulder when he tried to chat with the two Boston stars.
As Kerr said, Tatum did not complain about his reduced role for the national squad, despite the fact that he was coming off an NBA championship with the Celtics at that time. Instead, the five-time All-Star humbly accepted his role for Team USA and did all he could to help the squad achieve its ultimate goal.
The drama surrounding the move has quieted down in recent months as the NBA season continued but resurfaced again on Monday. Cameras caught Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown appearing to give Kerr the cold shoulder after Boston’s blowout win over Golden State.
Steve Kerr said he and Jayson Tatum don't have any beef, calling the Celtics star a "dream to coach." Read more on Boston.com.
Another moment that made headlines on social media was postgame talk between Steph Curry and Jayson Tatum. The two covered their mouths while the camera was on them, the clip also shows that coach Kerr trying to initiate a conversation, but was seemingly ignored by Tatum.
Because it has always been zero days since drama at NBA headquarters, a lot of people took notice of an awkward interaction—technically non-interaction—between Warriors coach Steve Kerr and Celtics star Jayson Tatum after the game.
Steph Curry can’t carry the Warriors on his own. Jayson Tatum hasn’t forgotten about the Olympics.
Steve Kerr couldn't have been too pleased after his Golden State Warriors got demolished by the Boston Celtics 125-85 earlier today.
Jayson Tatum scored 22 points, Kristaps Porzingis had 18 and the Boston Celtics handed the Golden State Warriors their most lopsided home loss in 40 years with a 125-85 victory.
Jayson Tatum led six Boston scorers in double figures with a game-high 22 points on Monday as the Celtics steamrolled the Golden State Warriors 125-85 in San Francisco as part of the NBA’s Martin Luther King Jr.