Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart open up about coach Ime Udoka's suspension and express their frustrations during media day.
"The initial reaction was just a state of shock," Smart said."We couldn't believe what we were hearing, especially at the time we were hearing it … right before media day. It's hitting us from all angles and we are just trying to figure it out just like everyone else."
"Coming into this season, you feel a certain way coming off last year and you are excited," Tatum said. "It’s just an unfortunate situation, all things considered. Nobody expected this coming into the season. We were all caught off guard by everything." "We met the next day as a team, but it was kind of like the statement that came out," Tatum said, referring to thethe Celtics released on Thursday."There wasn’t any more information we found out beside the things that you guys heard."
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