With former Boston Celtics teammates Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum set to square off for the first time since the former was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers this summer, a lot of ink is being spilled on the cracks in the foundation of their relationship. And one especially illuminating articleby the Boston Globe's Gary Washburn pointed to the breakdown of their ties as Brown was dangled first for Milwaukee Bucks, then for whatever the best return the front office could get for the Georgia native.
The rupture Washburn uses to punctuate that split stemmed from an incident when both were in France last June for the Cannes Sports Beach Event afterparty. At it, the Cal alum asked to sit with Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony instead of with the St. Louis
native. "I thought (Brown) felt awkward about something going on,” said Anthony.
"He didn’t know what was going on at the time. I know (Tatum) was on the other side," added the New York Knicks legend.
"I know Jaylen (wanted to speak with Tatum), but he didn’t know what to do," added Anthony. "I just told him, ‘Why don’t you just go over there to (Tatum)?’ He was like, ‘Man, I don’t know where we are at. Do you mind if I just stay here?’"
At the root of it all seems to be a gulf of communication as to what exactly went down, one that may not be spanned for some time given what we have heard from both in recent weeks. But a host of Boston alumni from Danilo Gallinarito Ime Udoka have suggested that there were genuine ties between the two, at least in the recent past.
"It’s unfortunate that (their issues) got to the public," said Udoka. "Handle it between each other. Being there and being a part of it, it’s always somewhat been a narrative. But they had a lot of success together. (They) should be able to talk that out and not worry what everybody else is thinking, (about) their opinions and narratives"
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