Stephen A.‘s still IRRITATED with how Steve Kerr treated Jayson Tatum at the Olympics 👀 | First Take
On First Take, Stephen A. Smith looks back on Steve Kerr giving Jayson Tatum limited minutes in the 2024 Paris Olympics and then the crew discuss expectations for Tatum this season after the Boston Celtics’ dominant win over the New York Knicks on Opening Night.
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29 Comments
Bro get over this dam
This dude is a great Tap Dancer. CLOWN
They won the gold , get over it
I love when tatum bums cry and cry over this.
Tatum is good but hes not a superstar, hes not great. Just stop with this Stephen A. Gurantee if tatum played against Serbia, they would have lost period.
If they treated the Knicks this way I can only imagine was coming to the Warriors when they face the Celtics this season. Cannot wait 🍿
Stephen A right… Kerr disrespected Tatum
Steve Kerr should not be the USA head coach in 2028 and moving forward.
Tatum doesn’t play any defense. Holiday and White got minutes because they played defense. The exact reason why Haliburton didn’t get any minutes as well. FIBA really exposes the deficiencies in the development of American basketball players
Tatum didn't even played too well in the Olympics. Yes I understand he didn't exactly get all the opportunity to play. But Tatum is a dude who's good a lot of things but not the best at. At least not in terms of the Olympics team. James was their ball handler and passer, KD is a better scorer. Steph gravity on the court with or without the ball but he can always turn it up at any given point and is the best shooter for crying out loud hence the reason why they won the semi and finals. Book was the best surprise of all who was willing to put his head down and play whatever the role he needed to play. Ant as their 6th man with the duo of defense of AD and Bam who held their lead together. Ultimately everything that Tatum can do as a person his Olympic teams can do better individually and that's what won them the gold. You're right they could've let him played more in some cases but to be honest his skill set wasn't needed. YOU NEED TO SACRIFICE IN THE OLYMPICS ANY ALL STAR IS JUST ANOTHER ROLE PLAYER TOO ON TEAM USA TOO! But I understand where the fuel to the fire type of mentality is coming from. And I hope JT and JB can play like they did the first game of this season.
Fathorst really gettin on my nerves lol
Didn't Steve win the gold stfu
Knowing that Tatum was the only first team all NBA player on the team USA roster, ranking him 11th is egregious!!!
Tatum was shooting 3s off the backboard in the Olympics … what y’all talking about.
Wendy gotta stand behind Steve Kerr 😂
All yall who Clowned JT…stay on that fking side. Mfs unlocked 2 beast idw hear any BS when they shut you 🤡s up again
LaMelo Ball should be talked about.
Spoelstra and kerr both connived to ambush tatum’s minutes and playing time in the olympics. Celtics team CAN’T wait to do the pedal to the metal type of blitz to those two teams.
Tatum played the same position as kd, kerr chose kd over Tatum its that e z
sayin jt can guard 1-5 is a stretch
What Kerr and the NBA voters are saying by dissing them is, "Jayson and Jaylen are weak, and they're not going to do a dam3 thing about it". And I agree. But if J&J actually do play with a chip on their shoulders, and get their getback like mean dogs, I will be their number one fan.
Man y'all don't understand, Kerr is playing mind games with his number one competitor for the next dynasty out of the East.
S. Kerr just watched superstars playing, he had no effect whatsoever.
I mean, if it was MJ coaching the team and did the same thing, would you/yall complain about it?????
Like hey, we won, that’s all that matters. I’m not saying that if he did play, we would’ve lost, but I’m saying, yo, SK saw the vision, saw the future and said look, just sit and watch!
Y’all gotta stop picking and choosing who’s who, you feel me!!?!??!???
I wonder what's the real reason that Stephen A Smith has an issue with Steve Kerr.
boohoo victim, etc etc
egregious. someone here said egregious and they are 100% right. no more egregious player than tatum. kerr knew that having him out front reminding us we're all dogsht and he's The Truth…wasn't going to work. But i get all the fanboys in here with their 'as a crapbag fan…' nonsense. just pls stop guessing at things you will never know aight
Hope he drops 50 on the warriors
Won Gold still complaining crazy people, matter of fact Jason could play in next Olympic but some player won't make it from that squad it might be their last Olympic so respect that first