Reunion evening in Boston with the arrival of Steve Kerr, and the Warriors coach knows that he will be entitled to a hot reception from the public. The reason? The two “DNPs” inflicted on Jayson Tatum at the Olympic Games. In Boston, no one forgives him for this affront.
“I’m very excited. I think the fans will really cheer me on.”quips Steve Kerr at the microphone of the show “Tolbert & Copes” from KNBR. “Because you know what I did last summer: I played Jrue Holiday and Derrick White a lot, and seeing as both of those guys are Celtics and Tatum was a big part of that as well, all three played a major role, and we won the gold medal. We are in America. It's the day after Election Day. I think the Celtics fans will welcome me with open arms, and maybe even with bouquets of roses… It's touching. »
All joking aside, Steve Kerr has known for three months that the Boston public will boo him. In mid-September, he had already mentioned this choice of not playing Jayson Tatum, and of depriving himself of it against Serbia. “ Jayson handled the situation very well. Of course, it became a media story, but he couldn't have handled the situation better. Tyrese is the same thing. Every match was different. We talked about it from the first night: 12 superstars and probably only nine of them can play regularly », recalled the coach of Team USA.
At the Olympics, Hayson Tatum played 4 of his 6 games for 5 points at 38% shooting in 17 minutes of playing time.
