USA Coach Steve Kerr looks back on the Olympics and Jayson Tatum controversy

Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum has been balling out this season, but before the season, there was a lot of controversy around him, while he was representing the United States at the Olympics. Team USA and Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr was under a lot of fire for not playing him, but he recently said that he still has a good relationship with Tatum, and he was great to coach (via Willard and Dibs).

“We texted after the game in Boston a couple of months ago and we talked last night after the game. I will tell you that Jayson was an absolute dream to coach. During all that stuff, that so-called controversy, you might notice there wasn’t a single quote from Jayson. It was everybody else talking about it. Jayson is an amazing guy and an incredible player and he couldn’t have handled it any better when he was there.”\

Tatum barely played in the 2024 Olympics, while he was the second option in the 2020 Olympics, and was a great scorer. Fans and critics alike were confused about why he wasn’t playing. 

Thankfully, there’s no bad blood between Tatum and Kerr, and Tatum is showing that he still is a superstar during this NBA season.

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