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[Weiss] Jayson Tatum’s full response when asked about the media scrutiny over his shooting:



“I respect your guys’ job, I respect the guys on TV. I don’t always agree with the things that they say. When they’re fair, and they take emotion out of it, whatever way they’re leaning towards and they’re fair, I respect it. I understand what the media has brought to our game, and more eyes, and more attention, and how everybody has benefited from that. So I wouldn’t say I take it as disrespect, right? Like I said, I don’t always agree with what they say. Maybe I feel like they’re not watching everything else that I’m doing, but that’s not my job to focus on that or give it any attention. My job is to be the best player I can be for our team any given night. Yeah, I would love to make every shot I take, and I know I can shoot better, and I will. But at this time of the season, as long as we win and we’re trending in the right direction, I know me scoring will come. I’ve done that plenty of, plenty of times. So I just try to impact the game in other ways and just dominate, dominate the game, and not be defined as just a scorer.”

by deets23_

22 Comments

  1. Bro has a ChatGPT built in on his brain for his responses

  2. Many times the media people disrespect others people and ask a lot of inappropriate/impolite questions.

  3. dustinharm

    Tatum the type of guy you could ask “Star Wars or Star Trek?” and he’d give an hour long response describing the merits of both and how they each appeal to different parts of the human experience.

  4. watsonthedragon

    Really curious to see if this response is praised or clowned by r/nba

  5. rdallas77

    Tatum saying how he really feels then saying 300 words to cover it up to not upset anyone… and then wearing an airbrushed Kobe shirt to the next game

  6. nbaistheworst

    Tatum’s poor shooting playoff games are in his head. That’s too bad for the Celtics.

  7. TigerKlaw

    Me yelling great answer like we’re on Family Fued

  8. Baby_Yod4

    When are yall gonna get we don’t care about Tatum responses lmao

  9. CNDOTAFAN

    How much PR training has he done? Incredible lol

  10. OrganicLindo313

    JT is a solid dude. That Get Out / Klan rally crowd is nauseating but can’t help but root for my man. That was an a lot more official and mature answer than that tender nonsense he was saying after game 2.

  11. _Stefan_Urkelle

    I liken Jayson Tatum to Adam Driver. The NBA & Hollywood really want to make them leading men but a lot of the audience just isn’t buying it.

  12. edwardfortehands

    A simple “I know I’ve been playing like shit but I will be better” would suffice

  13. nvUaWVm360S

    Don’t think there’s been a single Celtics playoff game where he was the best player on the court. Every game he’s outplayed by his own teammates or opposing players.

    Man has the cushiest gig of any star in a looooong time.

  14. Embedded_Vagabond

    If you ain’t first your last. Nobody cares about your reg season accomplishments in the playoffs.

  15. MiamiPower

    He’s not a Superstar he got a world of talent. But know Killer Instinct and his boy Brown has no handles.

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