Jayson Tatum admitted he was a bit taken back by his benching during Team USA’s opening Olympics game against Serbia last weekend.
Monster NJ dad shockingly claims he did not hurt son, 6, as he's sentenced to 25 years for role in treadmill death Jayson Tatum admitted he was taken aback by his benching during Team USA’s opening 2024 Olympics game against Serbia last weekend., Tatum, 26, called the game a “humbling experience” after all he has accomplished since his Celtics won the NBA title in June.
“Definitely a humbling experience, right?” Tatum said of his benching against Serbia. “Win a championship, new contract, cover of 2K and then you sit a whole game. Cover of Sports Illustrated. So it was definitely a humbling experience.”Today’s schedule, results, medal counts and more updatesAgainst South Sudan a few days later, Tatum started and played 17 minutes, scoring four points with five rebounds and two assists.
“I mean, these guys are all champions, All-Stars, Hall of Famers, however you want to put it,” Kerr said. “So the whole thing is, are we committed to the goal? That’s it. I always tell our guys with the Warriors, the reason they pay us a lot of money is there is so much interest worldwide in what we do. And so you can’t have it both ways. You can’t accept your salary and then get mad at social media or get mad at all the coverage.
“The beauty of the Olympics is none of that crap matters. And I know everyone’s going to write about it, but none of that crap matters. We’re just trying to win every game and win a gold medal, and it’s an incredibly pure feeling and the guys are committed to each other and they’re not going to worry about any of that.”Jayson Tatum and Derrick White of the USA Men’s National Team look on after practice at Palais des Sports Marcel-Cerdan on August 2, 2024 in Paris, France.
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