Don’t expect to see Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum talking on Tuesday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
Brown is still very much trying to just put his chapter with the Boston Celtics, and his ensuing rift with Tatum, behind him.
“It’s nothing to talk about. I mean, he’s on his side, I’m on my side,” Brown said on Sunday, via ESPN’s Kris Rhim. “Just playing basketball. Both of us are trying to win, so nothing to talk about. Just check the ball up.”
Brown was traded to the 76ers this past summer in a blockbuster deal that resulted in Paul George going to the Celtics. Brown’s representatives insisted that he never demanded to be traded, either, something that many had speculated was the case.
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Brown spent a decade in Boston, and spent nine seasons playing alongside Tatum — including one in which they won a championship. While the two appeared to get along just fine on the court, their relationship has seemingly completely ended in the wake of the trade.
Their “feud,” if you can call it that, picked back up last month when Brown posted a blue hat emoji on Instagram in response to a video that Tatum posted. In that video, Tatum claimed he was also caught off guard by Brown’s trade to Philadelphia. Tatum, Brown suggested by his cap emoji, was lying.
Tatum later downplayed the beef, and insisted that it “ain’t no f***ing Shaq and Kobe” situation. Brown followed suit a day later.
“We’ve accomplished some great things. He’s a hell of a basketball player,” Brown said. “He’s got a great PR team. There’s no beef, but it might be a little lamb chops and some gravy. He should stay ready at all times.”
Regardless of how things are between the two of them, their NBA careers are moving on in different directions. Tuesday’s contest in Philadelphia marks the first between the two teams this season. Tatum has averaged 27.9 points and eight assists per game this fall while leading Boston to an 8-2 record.
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Brown has averaged 21.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game with the 76ers. They sit at 9-2 after a 127-121 win over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday. Brown had 29 points and seven rebounds at the United Center on Sunday.
While their first contest going up against each other feels like it may be an emotional situation for both of them, Brown isn’t thinking ahead like that. At least, not yet.
“We’ll see how I feel when we get out there, but as of now, I got no emotion towards anything,” Brown said on Sunday. “So I’m just ready to go.”
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