Jayson Tatum says his Olympics benching made Joe Mazzulla ‘happiest person in the world’

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Celtics’ Jayson Tatum says Joe Mazzulla was ‘probably the happiest person’ with Olympic benching

“Joe was probably the happiest person in the world that I didn’t win Finals MVP and that I didn’t play in two of the games in the Olympics,” Tatum said at the Celtics’ media day. “So, that was odd, ... Read More

Jayson Tatum said nobody was happier than Joe Mazzula about his 'tough' Olympics experience

So it shouldn’t have been a surprise Tuesday to hear Jayson Tatum say he’ll use his experience in this summer’s Olympics as motivation for the upcoming season. Being benched in two of five games as a ... Read More

Jayson Tatum reveals the ‘happiest person in the world’ about his Olympic benching

The All-Star forward felt slighted by his lack of Summer Games minutes, but a close confidant viewed it as motivation for an NBA title repeat. Read More

Why Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla thinks Jayson Tatum's Olympic benching was ‘a gift'

Joe Mazzulla explained how Jayson Tatum not winning 2024 NBA Finals MVP and getting benched at the Olympics will fuel him to achieve even more. Read More

NBA News: Jayson Tatum reveals Celtics’ HC true feelings about his controversial role at the Olympics

NBA star Jayson Tatum shared how Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla truly felt about his controversial role with Team USA during the Olympics. Even though Jayson Tatum played a pivotal role in ... Read More

Celtics' Jayson Tatum Says He Hasn't 'Figured Out' Reason for USA Olympic Benching

Fresh off leading his team to an NBA championship, Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum sat out two of Team USA's six Olympic games. He also struggled on ... Read More

Tatum, Brown discuss how Team USA has motivated them for new NBA season

The Celtics may be the reigning NBA champions, but don't worry about Boston's star players having a lack of motivation heading into the 2024-25 season. Read More

NBA Rumors: Jayson Tatum Motivated to Win MVP with Celtics After Olympics Benching

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum has "MVP goals" on his mind, and he's using his benchings at the 2024 Summer Olympics as motivation in pursuit of ... Read More

Jayson Tatum on Olympics: 'In real time, it was tough'

In real time, it was tough. I talked to Joe a lot. Joe was probably the happiest person in the world that I didn’t win Finals MVP and that I ... Read More

Jayson Tatum talks his new children’s book, plus other highlights from his ‘Tonight Show’ appearance

With an eventful summer now in the rearview, Celtics star Jayson Tatum made an appearance on “The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday night. Tatum has added to his already extensive ... Read More

Steve Kerr Makes New Statement After Jayson Tatum's Olympic Benching

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr received a lot of criticism for his handling of Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum at the 2024 Paris Olympics ... that made sense," Kerr said on July ... Read More