Jaylen Brown repeatedly snubs ex-teammate Jayson Tatum as Celtics crush Sixers 'lambchops and some gravy'
Former Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown confronted ex-running mate Jayson Tatum at a dinner table in France last June over their future in Boston, and that bad blood finally resurfaced on the hardwood Tuesday night.
Key points
- Charania reported that Brown approached and confronted Tatum at the dinner table specifically to address their future as a tandem and gauge where Tatum stood on the entire situation.
- After the final buzzer, Brown hugged several of his former teammates before heading back to the locker room, leaving the floor without saying a word to Tatum.
- Once Brown caught wind he was being shopped, he went straight to Tatum to find out where he stood and whether Tatum still wanted him in Boston.
But it might be a little lambchops and some gravy." Drafted third overall in back-to-back drafts (Brown in 2016, Tatum in 2017), the duo reached five conference finals, two NBA Finals and won the 2024 NBA title.
Additional details
- Asked before Tuesday's tip if he planned to clear the air, Brown said, "There's nothing to talk about." Brown then dropped the first on-court faceoff between the two, as Philadelphia fell 123-101 to Boston.
- When Tatum claimed on video last month that the trade caught him off guard, Brown hit back on Instagram with a blue cap emoji.
- Tatum earned First Team All-NBA nods, while Brown won the 2024 Eastern Conference Finals MVP and Finals MVP awards.
- Eyes locked dead ahead, Brown didn't flinch, didn't dap him up, and blew right past him like Tatum wasn't there.
- GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO ERA TO END IN MILWAUKEE AS BUCKS WILL SEND TWO-TIME MVP TO MIAMI HEAT FOR YOUNG CORE Boston had just struck out on Giannis Antetokounmpo, who ended up in Miami instead.
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