Steve Kerr discovered himself caught up in a really awkward second with Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown following the Celtics’ blowout win over the Warriors on MLK Day.
There seems to be no love misplaced between the Celtics duo and the Warriors head coach following a summer time of turbulence all through the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Tatum was chosen to the Staff USA roster led by Kerr however discovered himself benched on two events, each in opposition to Serbia in group play and the semi-final – which went down as you’d’ve anticipated within the media.
Brown was snubbed from the roster fully regardless of a glittering postseason the place he lifted the Japanese Convention Finals and Finals MVP awards, together with his Celtics teammate Derrick White chosen to switch the injured Kawhi Leonard as a substitute.
Boston made mild work of the Warriors with a 40-point blowout win on Monday in San Francisco and after the sport, an extremely awkward second between Tatum, Brown and Kerr performed out on the courtroom as the 2 gamers chopped it up with Steph Curry.
WATCH: Steve Kerr awkwardly snubbed by Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown
đź“ą Nice awkward Steve Kerr second on the finish of the sport pic.twitter.com/xYp6xRvL0j
— Joe Giza (@JoeGiza) January 21, 2025
After lifting their first NBA championship collectively and reaching the long-awaited summit, Tatum and Brown’s offseason didn’t go notably to plan and so they have each proper to carry it in opposition to Kerr.
Fortunately for them – and plenty of Staff USA supporters throughout the nation – Kerr just isn’t anticipated to return to the function as head coach within the 2028 Olympics held in Los Angeles, California.
Heading into final 12 months’s match, Tatum was coming off the eighth-best scoring run in Staff USA historical past (15.2 factors per recreation, 63.3% TS) after a blinding show in Tokyo three years prior – the place he completed because the second-leading scorer on the group behind Kevin Durant and didn’t even begin each recreation.
Many really feel that Kerr’s actions in the direction of Tatum had been downright disrespectful and unfair, nevertheless it’s onwards and upwards for LA 2028.
