Cease us in the event you’ve heard this earlier than, however a Celtics star was missed by Crew USA.
No, we’re not speaking about Jaylen Brown, who stays outspoken about being left off the lads’s basketball roster for the Paris Olympics. We’re speaking about Brown’s working mate, Jayson Tatum, who didn’t play within the Individuals’ group-stage opener towards Serbia.
The DNP was stunning. Tatum began three of Crew USA’s 5 showcase video games main as much as the Paris Video games and performed at the very least 14 minutes in all of them. The five-time All-Star additionally confirmed he wasn’t coping with the sickness that was making its approach across the USA locker room.
So, what was the explanation? Head coach Steve Kerr defined his resolution after the 110-84 win over Serbia.
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“I went with the combos that made sense,” Kerr instructed reporters, per The Boston Globe. “That was for tonight. He dealt with it effectively. He’ll make his mark.”
Tatum and Tyrese Haliburton had been the one Crew USA gamers who didn’t log a single minute towards Nikola Jokic and firm. Their subsequent alternative to see the court docket will likely be Wednesday once they match up with South Sudan, who the Individuals barely beat in an exhibition conflict July 20.
Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET.
