The Mavericks coach seemed eager to sow dissension in the Boston locker room on Saturday, June 8, when he singled out Jaylen Brown as the Celtics’ best player — words transparently designed to irk Jayson Tatum, an actual NBA first-teamer who was sixth in the voting for the league’s MVP.
Jun 9, 2024 00:07 AM
Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown, left, shoots as Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford, center left, defends in front of Mavericks forward Tim Hardaway Jr., center right, and Celtics forward Jayson Tatum during the second half of Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals on Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Boston.
Drafted third overall in back-to-back years, Brown and Tatum have emerged as one of the NBA's best duos, combining to lead the Celtics to the Eastern Conference finals five times in their seven seasons together. But even with the success — 64 wins this year, the league's No. 1 overall seed, and a second trip to the NBA Finals — they have had to combat speculation that there wasn't room in the locker room for both of them.
Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said he’s not worried about internal rivalries getting in his team’s way, as long as his players “focus on the truth.”
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