Tatum, Celtics rip Brown’s Sixers
JAYSON Tatum and the Boston Celtics pull off a 123-101 victory in their first game against former teammate Jaylen Brown and the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA regular season.
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NEW YORK (AFP) — The Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia, 123-101, to replace the 76ers at the top of the National Basketball Association Eastern Conference as Jayson Tatum outshone his former teammate Jaylen Brown in a much-hyped showdown Tuesday.
Brown’s first regular season clash against the Celtics team he called home for a decade played out against reports of a beef with his 2024 NBA title-winning partner Tatum.
The two men have exchanged cryptic public barbs, apparently disagreeing over Tatum’s knowledge of, or role in, Brown’s shock trade to the Sixers.
Tatum greeted Brown moments before tip-off but was seemingly blanked, and the game began in feisty fashion, with a fired-up Brown making two steals but conceding two fouls in the opening minutes.
Brown was ultimately restricted to just 13 points on a frustrating night against Tatum’s 21.
“No game is bigger than the other, definitely in the regular season, you know — it’s one game,” Tatum said.