Dave Portnoy is hoping for a Staff USA downfall within the gold medal sport towards France.
The Barstool Sports activities founder and diehard Celtics fan was set off by Jayson Tatum’s benching throughout the Summer season Video games, prompting him to hop on the French bandwagon forward of the title sport on Saturday.
“I used to be rooting towards [the U.S.],” Portnoy stated of the Individuals’ sport towards Serbia on Thursday in a video posted to X. “And I need France to beat them by 1,000 factors. I don’t care that I’m American. The disrespect that Steve Kerr has proven Jayson Tatum all through this match makes me hate this group.”
“I hope France smacks them,” Portnoy stated later throughout the three-minute-long rant. “After which I hope, strolling out, Tatum places brass knuckles on and breaks Steve Kerr’s jaw.”
Tatum, who received the NBA title with Boston in June, hasn’t seen the ground in two of Staff USA’s 5 video games all through the Paris Olympics.
Within the three video games he’s performed, Tatum has averaged 6.3 factors, 6.0 rebounds and three.0 assists.
Tatum opened up about his benching after the Individuals’ opening 2024 Olympics sport towards Serbia two weeks in the past, calling it a “humbling expertise.”
“Win a championship, new contract, cowl of (NBA) 2K and then you definately sit a complete sport,” Tatum stated. “Cowl of Sports activities Illustrated. So it was positively a humbling expertise.”
Tatum’s mother, Brandy Cole, took to X to query Kerr’s choice to bench her son, airing her frustration to ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale, who additionally was puzzled in regards to the Celtics star’s lack of enjoying time.
“Somebody pls let me know is @jaytatum0 injured as he hasn’t obtained the PT ( enjoying time ) u would anticipate an All NBA participant to get,” Vitale wrote.
“No he not,” Cole replied. “However in case you discover out what’s happening please let me know – unacceptable and makes NO SENSE.”
