Celtics' Jayson Tatum Defended By Multiple Media Members Amid Imperfect Return
The goal posts are always moving.
Celtics' Jayson Tatum Defended By Multiple Media Members Amid Imperfect Return originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Now just a couple of weeks removed from a miraculous return from Achilles rehab, Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum is already hearing negative noise from certain NBA analysts.
In one instance, Tracy McGrady suggested that the Celtics don't look as good offensively since Tatum came back. This came after Boston fell to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night at TD Garden, with Tatum having a rough shooting night. Other media members are seeing more clearly on the whole Tatum front.
CBS Sports' Ashley Nicole Moss clapped back at McGrady's take in one example, calling T-Mac's analysis a "complete overreaction" and reminding fans that the Celts have a winning record with JT. complete overreaction. Celtics have a winning record since Tatum has returned — one of the team’s leader scorers in several of them … TWO WEEKS removed from an Achilles injury.
he spent the entire first half in the corner — he’s not the outlier. this was a Celtics bad game. https://t.