NBA Legend Still Skeptical Of Jayson Tatum, Celtics Despite Recent Surge
Robert Parish isn't sold on Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics just yet.
NBA Legend Still Skeptical Of Jayson Tatum, Celtics Despite Recent Surge originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics have both been playing fantastic basketball lately.
Tatum has 58 points over his last two games and just won NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week , while the Celtics have won seven of their last nine games. They're both building strong momentum as the regular season winds down. Tatum is starting to look more like himself , while Boston is favored to win the East after authoring several signature wins in March.
However, Boston legend Robert Parish still isn't sold on them just yet. On Tuesday's episode of "Run It Back," he was asked if he thinks the Celtics have what it takes to win the championship this year. "Where Jayson Tatum is now (health-wise), the Celtics will struggle with Detroit.
" š Robert Parish believes Boston needs Tatum to be fully healthy to win a championship š£ļø @RobertParish00 | @MichelleDBeadle | @boogiecousins | @ChandlerParsons | @TeamLou23 pic. twitter. com/65o0EzzVl9 ā Run It Back (@RunItBackFDTV) March 31, 2026 "It's possible.