The Boston Celtics superstar didn't see the floor for a single second in Team USA's 110-84 win over Serbia.
Team USA men's basketball kicked off their gold medal defense on Sunday with a 110-84 win over Serbia and three-time champion Nikola Jokic. The game went about as expected. The U.S. side got off to a slow start but quickly dominated once they got rolling.. The Boston Celtics superstar did not spend a single second on the court, not even in the final few minutes of a blowout victory.
The basketball world was stunned by head coach Steve Kerr's decision to sit Tatum and showed as much on social media.
A bit of an odd decision after watching Tatum lead the Celtics in points, rebounds, and assists while guarding every position on the floor for two months of grueling playoff basketball. But Team USA won handily, so there's not much to question.Liam McKeone is a senior writer for the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in the industry as a content creator since 2017, and prior to joining SI in May 2024, McKeone worked for NBC Sports Boston and The Big Lead.
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