Three Celtics are representing Boston on the Paris Olympics, however solely two of them noticed the ground Sunday when Group USA opened group-stage play.
Jayson Tatum was one in all two gamers (Tyrese Haliburton the opposite) who did not log a single minute within the Individuals’ 110-84 win over Serbia. The DNP arrived after Tatum performed a minimum of 14 minutes in all 5 of Group USA’s showcase contests earlier than it traveled to France. The star ahead, who received his first NBA championship final month, even began three of these video games.
There was a broadly believed principle that Tatum did not play Sunday attributable to sickness, as a illness began to make its manner round Steve Kerr’s group over the weekend. However after the win over Nikola Jokic and firm, Tatum confirmed to The Boston Globe’s Gary Washburn that he was “good” and never below the climate.
As for the Celtics who did play Sunday, Jrue Vacation began and logged the third-most minutes (23:43) and factors (15) on Group USA. Derrick White scored two factors to associate with two steals, a rebound, one help and a block in 15:40 off the bench.
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The Individuals will resume group-stage play Wednesday once they match up with South Sudan. Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET.
