Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum just had a successful summer that included an NBA Title and a Gold Medal. However, he became a subject of discussion after receiving minimal involvement at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. In addition, despite the frustration, Tatum handled the situation gracefully without making a big fuss out of it.
NFL legend Tom Brady recently opened up about Jayson Tatum’s challenges in the Paris 2024 Olympics. In addition, The NFL icon remains one of the many who commented on the situation. Former NBA star Carmelo Anthony earlier praised Tatum for the way he handled his situation at the Paris Olympics. Now, the seven-time Super Bowl winner applauded Tatum’s professionalism.
A true professional! A true champion! And a great O teammate! We should celebrate people who care more about the team success than the individual success! There are so many people involved in every organization who don’t always play a “starting” role but play a huge role in the success of the team. I have more respect for Jayson Tatum now more than ever! Now this is what we should be teaching our kids!
Tom Brady commented on the Instagram post shared by @sportscenter
The praiseworthy words from Tom Brady will certainly boost anyone’s morale. Tatum averaged 5.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1.0 steals at the Paris Olympics, with many DNPs. He had one of the smallest roles on the squad despite being a reigning All-NBA First Team member and NBA Champion. His Celtics teammates, Jrue Holiday and Derrick White outperformed him.
It was an unfortunate incident. Nevertheless, Tatum showed maturity and growth as a professional in handling such a disappointing situation. Boston Celtics officials didn’t like the treatment and openly expressed frustration. In times like this, cooler heads prevail all the time, and Tatum has so far not let it turn into a messy situation.
Ex-Team USA legend praises Jayson Tatum for gracefully handling his situation at Paris Olympics
Despite earning the coveted gold medal with Team USA, young basketball phenom Jayson Tatum was openly frustrated about his limited playing time at the Paris Olympics. Carmelo Anthony, a basketball legend and USA standout, recently gave his thoughts on Tatum’s situation.
This is the side of basketball I love to talk about, he got one of the greatest resumes in the last 5 years. What he went through I want everybody to see that, the whole world knew he was pissed but he was resilient.
Carmelo Anthony via 7PM in Brooklyn Podcast
Melo gets honest about Jayson Tatum’s stint with Team USA
“This is the side of basketball I love to talk about, he got one of the greatest resumes in the last 5 years. What he went through I want everybody to see that, the whole world knew he was pissed but he was resilient” pic.twitter.com/0YQiVcGL5U
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) August 16, 2024
Additionally, Tatum is the third player after Michael Jordan and LeBron James to capture the NBA title, be named to the All-NBA team, and earn a Gold medal for his country all in the same year. The situation might have had some silver lining after all. He plans to expand on this success with the Celtics in the 2024-25 NBA season.
In addition, Tatum also talked honestly about his second Olympic event. As per ESPN, the Celtics star was thrilled to have won another gold medal and “didn’t want his situation to take away from the team’s success.” It would be fascinating to see how Tatum fares in the next 2024-25 NBA season with the Celtics.
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