The Celtics coach addressed his star riding the pine in Paris.
Nobody was happier about Jayson Tatum's NBA Finals MVP snub and two benchings at the Paris Olympics than his coach, Joe Mazzulla.
"At the end of the day 's 26, and I just said, 'Listen, you've accomplished so much in this league. And just take a step back and appreciate that and then be grateful that you've got, God willing, 10, 12, 14 years left in this league. Who knows that you're going to see?'" Mazzulla said, on Wednesday. "And I don't think we've seen the best of him yet because of how much he works and how he's willing to grow.
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