After Brandon Jennings criticized Jayson Tatum, Joe Mazzulla shared a strategy on keeping criticism in its proper perspective.
Mazzulla went on to strongly defend his star player in the same radio interview, calling Tatum “one of the best Celtics of all time” while stressing the need to ignore outsiders’ opinions.
Here is the latest news you need to know about the Boston Celtics, including star forward Jayson Tatum getting trolled by an opponent.
Jayson Tatum's longtime trainer Drew Hanlen appeared to take an indirect swipe at Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla.
Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla spoke before Friday’s game about how he tells his players to deal with criticism, even after winning an NBA title.
Despite the expectations placed on the NBA's reigning champions, the current campaign has delivered the latest step in the Celtics' maturation in a humbling fashion.
Celtics coach tells his two star players not to put too much weight in either the praise or criticism that they receive
While Tatum's putting up impressive numbers, the 26-year-old still gets criticized for not being aggressive on the court. In fact, former NBA player Brandon Jennings took it one step futher by suggested that Tatum might be the softest NBA superstar in the history of the Celtics.
Jayson Tatum was the star of the show as he finished the night with 38 points. However, Tatum was on the verge of getting humiliated by NBA fans around the globe for a botched clutch moment.
First, the aforementioned free throws by Tatum — after scoring 38 points and putting his team in a position to win, Tatum took an inbounds pass and had an opportunity to make two free throws and put his team up by five with 13 seconds remaining. As an added bonus, Tatum would have cracked 40 points for the second time this year.
Jayson Tatum made an Instagram post with a caption mocking some recent comments by Brandon Jennings. Jennings called Tatum soft.