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Team USA is set to face Serbia in the semifinal on Thursday night, and Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum has not meshed well with the team’s leading scorers. Tatum was a key player on the 2020 roster that secured a gold medal in Tokyo, where he was one of the top scorers at just 22 […]

If there is any head honcho qualified to talk about starting a dynasty, it would be Steve Kerr. He did it with the Chicago Bulls and the Golden State Warriors have won four titles under him. The latter squad could have easily gone for six if not because of LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard. Joe […]

Team USA’s formidable run at the 2024 Paris Olympics has captured the world’s attention as they effortlessly secured a spot in the semi-finals. Their recent victory over Brazil, ending in a staggering 122-87, underscored their dominance, propelling them into a highly anticipated match against Serbia led by Nikola Jokic. Amidst the fanfare, Kevin Durant etched […]

LeBron James is often on the receiving end of alley-oops, but during Team USA’s Olympic quarterfinal vs. Brazil, James tossed a particularly beautiful pass to Jayson Tatum for a last-second oop before the halftime buzzer. With 6.3 seconds remaining in the first half, the Americans, leading by 25 points, had one last chance to add […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green was on his self-titled podcast where he talked about Team USA in the Paris Olympics and the lack of playing time for Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum. Green would really address Tatum’s involvement in the opener against Serbia alongside Indiana Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton as they did not […]

The Boston Celtics have nearly returned the entire team that won them a championship during the 2023-24 season. However, it’s looking like they could fall one player short of truly running it back, as free agent forward Oshae Brissett hinted at leaving Boston this summer. Brissett had a chance to reunite with the C’s earlier […]

Jayson Tatum has been one of the most talked-about players on the vaunted Team USA men’s basketball roster at the Summer Olympics. However, it has not been for any positive reasons. Instead, Tatum never left the bench during the Americans’ first game vs.  Serbia, a decision by head coach Steve Kerr that has drawn criticism, […]

Team USA’s head coach, Steve Kerr, couldn’t care less about the backlash received for benching NBA superstars throughout the team’s first two games at the 2024 Summer Olympics. First, Boston Celtic fans caused an uproar when they didn’t see Jayson Tatum play a second in Team USA’s 110-84 win against Serbia. Then, the Philadelphia 76ers’ […]

When Jayson Tatum was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the third overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, he knew his life would change forever. And not even from a basketball standpoint, but from a financial planning perspective. Enter SoFi. Tatum, who had his son Deuce three months into his rookie year in the […]

The sight of Jayson Tatum getting no playing time was definitely new to basketball fans. It happened during Team USA’s inaugural Olympic victory over Serbia, and it even became a trending topic on social media. Nevertheless, Tatum himself wasn’t bothered. In fact, the Boston Celtics star actually felt that the experience was “humbling.” “You win […]

Team USA team secured their spot in the quarterfinals and improved to 2-0 in the 2024 Paris Olympics with a 103-86 win over South Sudan on Wednesday. After the game, Kevin Durant commended both Joel Embiid and Jayson Tatum—who did not see action in the opener against Serbia—for embracing their roles on the team. “Last […]

While Team USA cruised to a 110-84 victory over Serbia on Sunday, head coach Steve Kerr made headlines for sitting Jayson Tatum and Tyrese Haliburton the entire game. However, Tatum won’t ride the bench for the whole of the 2024 Olympics. Team USA is shaking up its lineup ahead of its group stage clash with […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is finally a champion, but in the eyes of future Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony, his winning ways aren’t enough to crown him as the next face of the league. The 10-time All-Star argued that Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards is the frontrunner for that title, via the 7PM in […]

In Team USA’s 110-84 win over Serbia in the 2024 Paris Olympics, Jayson Tatum was notably absent from the floor. Postgame, head coach Steve Kerr admitted he messed up not playing Tatum. “Jayson will play,” he said, per ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. “I’m not going to answer your next question, which is if he plays, who […]

Popular ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith railed against Steve Kerr’s controversial decision to bench Jayson Tatum during Team USA’s 110-84 victory over Serbia to kick off their 2024 Olympics campaign. Stephen A. did not mince words in his reaction to Tatum’s Olympics DNP, calling his benching disrespectful to one of the players who led the […]

Former NBA player Dwight Howard, now playing in Taiwan, offered Jayson Tatum a spot on the Taiwan Mustangs roster. This is after Team USA head coach Steve Kerr benched the Boston Celtics star during their July 28 victory over Serbia, 110-84, to kick off their 2024 Paris Olympics campaign. Dwight Howard’s offer to Jayson Tatum […]

With Kevin Durant coming back from a calf injury, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum sat out the entire Paris Olympics opener. FIRST Take analyst Kendrick Perkins has blasted Team USA coach Steve Kerr for not playing Tatum in the 110-84 win over Serbia. After Tatum didn’t play a single minute in Team USA’s blowout win […]

Drama has surrounded the Boston Celtics as it pertains to Team USA at the Summer Olympics. Aside from Jaylen Brown being left off the USA Basketball roster in favor of Derrick White, all of the negative attention is now being cast on Jayson Tatum, who did not play in Team USA’s 110-84 victory over Nikola […]

Fresh off an NBA title, three players on the Boston Celtics joined another group with winning aspirations: Team USA. However, reigning Finals MVP Jaylen Brown didn’t make the stacked squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics, even after Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard left. Instead, Celtics guard Derrick White got the call, reuniting with teammates Jayson […]

All eyes will be on Jayson Tatum when he and Team USA battle South Sudan in the second game of Olympics group play. After stunningly keeping the Boston Celtics star on the bench for all of Sunday’s blowout win over Serbia, head coach Steve Kerr immediately confirmed that a key change will be made for […]

Heading into the 2024 Paris Olympics, media mogul and Boston Celtics diehard Bill Simmons had a red-hot take: Jayson Tatum, not LeBron James, will be more important for Team USA. Simmons insisted that Tatum should be closing games for the United States and said that Tatum could play a similar role to the one Carmelo […]

Team USA basketball coach Steve Kerr got honest about not playing Jayson Tatum in the 110-84 win over Serbia on Sunday, saying that he was sticking with the rotations that work but promised that Tatum would make an impact later on in the Olympics. “I went with the combinations that made sense,” Steve Kerr said, […]

The Team USA men’s basketball squad made their Olympics debut on Sunday morning, turning a back-and-forth 1st half with Serbia into a 110-84 blowout by the end of the contest. It was LeBron James and Kevin Durant who led the way for Team USA, scoring 21 and 23 points respectively. But at game’s end, the […]

Team USA has featured some of the best NBA players. Fielding a star-studded roster, there’s no doubt that the country has been regarded as a world basketball powerhouse. But while a stacked team has been huge to Team USA’s history, there’s no doubt that there were stars that shined the brightest on the international stage. […]

Jayson Tatum reached new heights as he completed his seventh NBA season last month with the Boston Celtics. After frustrating playoff losses to the Golden State Warriors and the Miami Heat the past two seasons, Tatum and the Celtics finally reached the promised land when they defeated the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals. Tatum […]

Team USA is a star-studded group that features quite a few champions. Whether they are guys who have won multiple titles throughout their career, such as Stephen Curry or Kevin Durant, or guys who just won the 2024 NBA Finals with the Boston Celtics in Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday, and Derrick White, it’s safe to […]

Philadelphia 76ers rookie Jared McCain and Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum play for two fierce rivals who arguably boast the most prolific feud in NBA history. However, there’s a lot the Sixers youngster could learn from his soon-to-be enemy. In fact, McCain and Tatum shared a similar path to the league. At 19 years old, […]

The Boston Celtics passed the Los Angeles Lakers for most NBA titles of all time this past playoff season, and now the spotlight has shifted to forward Jaylen Brown’s snub from Team USA. With the team getting ready to play its first game versus Serbian star Nikola Jokic and his teammates, Brown’s basketball career has […]

Boston Celtics legend Bob Cousy knows a thing or two about winning. During his illustrious basketball career, he earned an NCAA title and six NBA championships and cemented himself as an all-time winner. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he helped establish the first dynasty in Celtics history alongside esteemed center Bill Russell and […]

A huge knock on Joel Embiid’s resume is that he has never made it to the Eastern Conference Finals. Every year it seems like the Philadelphia 76ers end up facing some heavy-hitters that prevent them from winning. In the 2019 postseason, the 2023 Most Valuable Player even went home crying alongside Jimmy Butler and Ben […]

The Boston Celtics wrapped up their 2024 Summer League slate on Friday afternoon, finishing 2-2 in Las Vegas after falling 101-90 to the Dallas Mavericks. Previously, they lost to the Miami Heat, dominated the Los Angeles Lakers, and beat the Charlotte Hornets. Although this summer showcase included just four games for the C’s, they learned […]

The conversation about being the face of the league kept making rounds during the Boston Celtics’ run at the NBA Playoffs. While he may not have won the two Finals MVP trophies, Jayson Tatum is still largely considered the primary star of Joe Mazzulla’s squad. This is despite having Jaylen Brown, Jrue Holiday, and Derrick […]

Jayson Tatum might’ve just led the Boston Celtics to an NBA title, but he once dreamed of playing for their biggest rival — The Los Angeles Lakers. Growing up, Tatum was a massive fan of Kobe Bryant and his Lakers. When you’re a kid, anything is possible. In the fourth grade, Tatum already had NBA […]

Future Hall of Famer LeBron James has been in the NBA for so long that the game’s current superstars remember being in awe of him over a decade ago. Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum was no exception, as the 26-year-old recalled one specific moment when he was on the hunt for James’ autograph. Tatum, a […]

After the Boston Celtics won their first championship since 2008 this past season where they beat the Dallas Mavericks in five games to hang up their 18th banner, people have been continuing to question the legitimacy due to the competition. Former basketball player Shaquille O’Neal discussed this topic of conversation on his online show “The […]

Whether or not Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum could score in bunches at the NBA level was never in question. However, when he was forced to become more of a playmaker than a scorer in the 2022 NBA Finals, he came up short. The five-time All-Star learned from those failures and created for others at […]

Debating hypotheticals in sports is always enjoyable. Colin Cowherd delved into this topic on “The Herd” on Thursday, making a provocative comparison between Team USA 2024’s Jayson Tatum and Scottie Pippen from the Dream Team. Cowherd examined the rosters of this year’s team and the ’92 Dream Team, attempting to determine which roster was superior. […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is currently in the middle of a great offseason, as he first helped guide the Celtics to the NBA championship in June, then signed the most lucrative contract in NBA history earlier this month, and now is preparing with Team USA in Las Vegas for the upcoming Olympics from Paris. […]

With Kawhi Leonard withdrawing from participating with Team USA in the Olympics, conversations sparked as to who should fill the final roster spot. Various members of the USA Basketball Select Team, including Cooper Flagg, were viewed as potential candidates to replace Leonard. But it was Boston Celtics guard Derrick White who got the nod over […]