Mazzulla Addresses Tension Between Celtics Stars Tatum and Brown

WHO:

Hoops Rumors - Jaylen Brown is a current Philadelphia 76ers wing and former Celtics teammate of Jayson Tatum.

Boston.com - Joe Mazzulla is the Boston Celtics’ head coach.

Boston.com - Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are the Celtics players discussed in connection with the reported drama.

Newsweek - Joe Mazzulla, Jayson Tatum, and Jaylen Brown are identified in its report about comments by the two players, who Newsweek describes as former teammates.

WHAT:

Hoops Rumors - Joe Mazzulla said Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown spent nine seasons together and “had great, great moments together.”

Hoops Rumors - Mazzulla said, “Nobody is perfect. We all can be better,” and described Tatum and Brown as “great people” with different playing styles and ways of handling things.

Hoops Rumors - Mazzulla said Brown left the Celtics “in a better place,” that “Every Celtic is welcome in this building,” and that the team was focused on its current players.

Hoops Rumors - Mazzulla said he had answered questions about the topic “over the course of four months” and understood that media coverage would include “side stories.”

Boston.com - Mazzulla said: “We’re grateful for what Jaylen did in the past, but our focus goes to Jayson, who he is as a player, who he is as a person, and then we just move on from there.”

Newsweek - Mazzulla reacted to recent comments from Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum.

WHY:

Boston.com - Mazzulla said the team’s focus was on Jayson Tatum and his qualities as a player and person, after expressing gratitude for what Jaylen Brown had done in the past.

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla responded to recent comments by Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, saying Boston is grateful for Brown’s contributions but is focused on Tatum and the current team. Mazzulla said the former teammates spent nine seasons together and shared “great, great moments,” adding that they are both great people with different playing styles and ways of handling things. He also said Brown left the Celtics “in a better place,” that every Celtic is welcome in the building, and that he has addressed the topic for months as the team moves forward.