It's safe to say Jaylen Brown's first matchup against his former team didn't go as planned. The Philadelphia 76ers kept pace with the Boston Celtics through much of the first three quarters before Jayson Tatum and company put the game away with a late run. The game itself was just one of Tuesday's storylines, as the rumored off-court tension between Brown and Tatum took center stage.
After Tatum tried to acknowledge Brown before tip-off, the two played most of the game without interacting. Part of this was due to Brown getting in foul trouble and logging just 26 minutes, finishing with a stat line of 13 points, five rebounds and two assists. One very notable part that didn't fly under the radar, though, was Paul George's return to Philly, as he poured
in 36 points on 12-of-22 shooting and 6-of-11 from 3-point range.
However, video from after began to circulate, as it appeared Brown dapped up virtually every Celtics player except Tatum. But did he really show love to all the Celtics except his former star teammate?
Jaylen Brown really dapped up EVERY Celtics player besides for Jayson Tatum 😳🍿 pic.twitter.com/sViVlzI2Ve
— SleeperHoops (@Sleeper_Hoops) November 11, 2026
It's really tough to tell from the video. However, Brown does acknowledge several Celtics players after the game, and it appears Tatum is doing a postgame interview during that stretch. That's not to say Brown couldn't have acknowledged Tatum, but at the very least, the current 76ers star showed some love to many Celtics players. And one of those players was not Tatum.
It'll be interesting to see if either player is asked about how the postgame interactions played out, but this is bound to add to the storylines involving Brown and Tatum.
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