Celtics fans boo Steve Kerr, who has no regrets over Jayson Tatum’s playing time at the Olympics: ‘We won the gold medal’

Boston Celtics fans are still upset with Steve Kerr over Jayson Tatum’s Olympics “snub.”

Fans at TD Garden ripped the Golden State Warriors head coach with a loud chorus of boos ahead of their 118-112 loss to the Warriors on Wednesday night. Kerr just waved back.

The vitriol toward Kerr, the head coach of the men’s national team, stems from the Olympics this past summer. Tatum played a very limited role in Team USA’s gold-medal run in Paris. Tatum came off the bench and played just 11 minutes in the championship game, which secured a fifth straight gold medal for the Americans. He didn’t play in either of Team USA’s games against Serbia, either.

The decision wasn’t a personal one toward Tatum, and several other stars had their moments when they didn’t play much at the Olympics. Joel Embiid, for example, didn’t play against South Sudan at all. Derrick White didn’t play in the gold medal game, either, and Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton sat in three of the six games that Team USA played in Paris.

Still, Kerr was asked directly if he had any regrets over Tatum’s playing time at the Olympics on Wednesday night in Boston, which seemed to leave him a little puzzled.

“We’re just committed to winning, and we won the gold medal. So I didn’t give it a whole lot of thought, other than I didn’t enjoy not playing Jayson against Serbia, not playing Joel against South Sudan. Those are not fun decisions, but our guys were all amazing. They committed to each other, they committed to winning the gold medal. They brought the gold home for their country … That’s the real story.”

“Do I have any regrets? … We won the gold medal, so I don’t give it a whole lot of thought… I didn’t enjoy not playing Jayson”

Steve Kerr on if he had any regrets benching Jayson Tatum in the Olympics pic.twitter.com/y6VHfYhIwa

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 7, 2024

By Kerr’s logic, and the very clear results that Team USA came home with, it’s hard to argue with his game plans at the Olympics — even if Celtics fans are still upset by it.

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Publish date : 2024-11-07 01:51:00

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