Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum had loads of time to consider how he wished to deal with his battle with Grant Williams to the media.
Tatum selected to not speak with reporters following Friday’s night time sport when Williams delivered a blindside hit on the five-time All-Star that despatched them each tumbling to the bottom.
However when Tatum hit the rostrum with an opportunity to talk out on the incident with Williams for the primary time after Saturday’s 113-103 win on the Spectrum Heart, he determined to utterly bypass the subject.
“I don’t actually need to discuss it,” Tatum advised reporters, per NBC Sports activities Boston’s Kayla Burton. “Simply bought prepared for the sport in the present day. We got here to Charlotte, did what we have been imagined to do. Going to Atlanta to attempt to get one other win earlier than we go residence.”
If Tatum was out for any type of revenge Saturday, he barely confirmed it. The one time there was a blip on the radar that Tatum tried to get again at Williams was when he swung on the rim following a dunk and banged into the Hornets ahead. It was powerful to inform whether or not Tatum did that deliberately, although.
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Tatum finally went about his common enterprise and completed with a team-high 29 factors, buoyed by a 14-for-17 displaying from the free-throw line. He solely made 1-of-9 3-pointers and dedicated 5 turnovers whereas grabbing seven rebounds and dispensing three assists.
“I don’t ever make it about one individual. I perceive who I’m, who I’m on this league and are available out and play the best method,” Tatum stated. “It’s not a few matchup or something. Simply come out, attempt to dominate. Give my workforce one of the best likelihood to win and enjoying the best method whether or not that’s scoring, rebounding, screening for different guys. The target is to verify we give us one of the best likelihood to win. So, it’s not a few state of affairs with no different individual.”
The Boston Globe’s Gary Washburn reported that Tatum and Williams talked in some unspecified time in the future following the incident and “Tatum was apparently nonetheless irritated however accepted” Williams’ apology.
Tatum may forgive however he definitely gained’t overlook what occurred. As soon as the ultimate buzzer sounded Saturday, as an alternative of mingling with the opposition on the courtroom, Tatum bolted for the locker room, avoiding any doable encounter with Williams.
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