Jayson Tatum keeping it 100% real on the media trying to split up him and Jaylen Brown over the years:
“The expectations were so high, they had to figure out a reason why we hadn’t won yet. So they tried to pin us against each other.”
“The truth is we had 9 amazing years together.. I’ll forever be grateful for the time we spent together.”
End of an absolute era. They really tried to break the Jays up for years. 💔
Jayson Tatum opens up about the Celtics trading away Jaylen Brown:
“To be honest, it’s weird. It’s weird. You play on a team with a guy for 9 years. I was fortunate enough to go to the finals with him twice, and win a championship, and push each other to be the players that we are today… but it just makes you appreciate the moments and time that we had.” 🥲
(via @NBCSBoston)
Jayson Tatum spoke at length about his reaction to the Jaylen Brown trade today:
“The NBA is an incredible business; it’s an incredible job, but there are some downsides to the business and moments like this, where you just kind of feel like you’re going to be on the team with somebody, because that’s all you know. And then it’s just like, one day you find out that they’re no longer on your team anymore. And, we’re all humans. We feel all those emotions. Going into the facility, and knowing that you have different teammates, and somebody that you’ve been to war with, essentially, is on a different team…”
✅ 5x All-Star
✅ 2x All-NBA Second Team
✅ ECF & Finals MVP
✅ NBA Champion
The impact you made both on and off the court will forever be felt by the city of Boston and Celtics fans everywhere.
Thank you to one of the all-time great Celtics, Jaylen Brown ☘️