Jayson Tatum gets nod as starter for Team USA after DNP in Olympic debut
Tim Reynolds: Jayson Tatum and Anthony Davis in the starting lineup tonight vs. South Sudan, Jrue Holiday and Joel Embiid out. Staying in: LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Devin Booker.
Source: Twitter @ByTimReynolds
Source: Twitter @ByTimReynolds
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CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Team USA vs. South Sudan best bets: Jayson Tatum gets unleashed, Americans start fast in 2024 Olympics game on Wednesday
(By @SamQuinnCBS)
cbssports.com/nba/news/team-… – 1:09 PM
Team USA vs. South Sudan best bets: Jayson Tatum gets unleashed, Americans start fast in 2024 Olympics game on Wednesday
(By @SamQuinnCBS)
cbssports.com/nba/news/team-… – 1:09 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
New @AthleticNBAShow with @joevardon checking in from France on all things Team USA, from Kevin Durant’s glorious return to a deep dive into the Jayson Tatum benching.
open.spotify.com/episode/3l4hqd… – 10:37 AM
New @AthleticNBAShow with @joevardon checking in from France on all things Team USA, from Kevin Durant’s glorious return to a deep dive into the Jayson Tatum benching.
open.spotify.com/episode/3l4hqd… – 10:37 AM
Damichael Cole @DamichaelC
Unpopular opinion:
I don’t see what’s the big deal about Jayson Tatum not being in the rotation of USAMB first game. They beat one of the most talented countries by 26(!!). Steve Kerr said JT will factor in against other opponents. That should just be that. Everyone can’t play. – 10:33 AM
Unpopular opinion:
I don’t see what’s the big deal about Jayson Tatum not being in the rotation of USAMB first game. They beat one of the most talented countries by 26(!!). Steve Kerr said JT will factor in against other opponents. That should just be that. Everyone can’t play. – 10:33 AM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
I swear I think the message of this Jayson Tatum stuff is that Team USA should only bring six or seven All-Stars to future Olympics. Guarantee minutes for a small group, then have a wider pool of specialists who understand that they may not play. This is a dumb news cycle. – 9:47 PM
I swear I think the message of this Jayson Tatum stuff is that Team USA should only bring six or seven All-Stars to future Olympics. Guarantee minutes for a small group, then have a wider pool of specialists who understand that they may not play. This is a dumb news cycle. – 9:47 PM
Ric Bucher @RicBucher
The Jayson Tatum Kerrfuffle shows.acast.com/bucher-and-fri… via @acast – 9:38 PM
The Jayson Tatum Kerrfuffle shows.acast.com/bucher-and-fri… via @acast – 9:38 PM
Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
“Everybody on the team has to play”
🔊 Charles Barkley weighs in on the decision by Steve Kerr not to play Jayson Tatum against Serbia
@TermineRadio | @Jumpshot8 pic.twitter.com/RQDvdbjGks – 9:37 PM
“Everybody on the team has to play”
🔊 Charles Barkley weighs in on the decision by Steve Kerr not to play Jayson Tatum against Serbia
@TermineRadio | @Jumpshot8 pic.twitter.com/RQDvdbjGks – 9:37 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
16K+ tuned into @TheGardenReport to talk about Tatum sitting vs. Serbia. That was a HUGE story: youtube.com/live/Kvq3c6L0X… – 6:28 PM
16K+ tuned into @TheGardenReport to talk about Tatum sitting vs. Serbia. That was a HUGE story: youtube.com/live/Kvq3c6L0X… – 6:28 PM
Sam Vecenie @Sam_Vecenie
(And to be clear, I don’t really have a take on them not playing Tatum. Think there are absolutely matchups where he’ll be important. Can see a world where against Serbia it made more sense to go another way. Think I’m more just being patient to find out what the plan is for him) – 6:19 PM
(And to be clear, I don’t really have a take on them not playing Tatum. Think there are absolutely matchups where he’ll be important. Can see a world where against Serbia it made more sense to go another way. Think I’m more just being patient to find out what the plan is for him) – 6:19 PM
John Gonzalez @JohnGonzalez
Monday Beyond the Arc w/ @AshNicoleMoss & @sportsreiter
-Team USA comfortable win vs Serbia
-KD cooks
-What’s up w/ Embiid?
-Kerr benches Tatum
-Grant Hill vs Jaylen Brown
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💻 youtube.com/@beyondthearcc… pic.twitter.com/k50zHdBEYh – 5:19 PM
Monday Beyond the Arc w/ @AshNicoleMoss & @sportsreiter
-Team USA comfortable win vs Serbia
-KD cooks
-What’s up w/ Embiid?
-Kerr benches Tatum
-Grant Hill vs Jaylen Brown
🎧listen/subscribe
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💻 youtube.com/@beyondthearcc… pic.twitter.com/k50zHdBEYh – 5:19 PM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Steve Kerr ‘felt like an idiot’ for benching Jayson Tatum, but his explanation is just cover for a harsh truth
(By @bradbotkincbs)
cbssports.com/olympics/news/… – 3:56 PM
Steve Kerr ‘felt like an idiot’ for benching Jayson Tatum, but his explanation is just cover for a harsh truth
(By @bradbotkincbs)
cbssports.com/olympics/news/… – 3:56 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
“They made the evaluation that in a 10-man rotation, in a 40-minute game, [Jayson] Tatum didn’t fit.”
@WindhorstESPN explains why Steve Kerr chose not to play Jayson Tatum vs. Serbia 👀 pic.twitter.com/R0wuNrfHkf – 3:28 PM
“They made the evaluation that in a 10-man rotation, in a 40-minute game, [Jayson] Tatum didn’t fit.”
@WindhorstESPN explains why Steve Kerr chose not to play Jayson Tatum vs. Serbia 👀 pic.twitter.com/R0wuNrfHkf – 3:28 PM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Steve Kerr ‘felt like an idiot’ for benching Jayson Tatum, but the decision could be wise as USA goes for gold
(By @bradbotkincbs)
cbssports.com/olympics/news/… – 2:50 PM
Steve Kerr ‘felt like an idiot’ for benching Jayson Tatum, but the decision could be wise as USA goes for gold
(By @bradbotkincbs)
cbssports.com/olympics/news/… – 2:50 PM
Henry Abbott @TrueHoop
Team USA looked dominant against Serbia. But much of the talk is about Jayson Tatum, who didn’t play.
@coachthorpe and @jshector discuss the bigger picture on today’s show.
Full episode: bit.ly/3PW1OKl pic.twitter.com/W5SPAnwTfg – 2:48 PM
Team USA looked dominant against Serbia. But much of the talk is about Jayson Tatum, who didn’t play.
@coachthorpe and @jshector discuss the bigger picture on today’s show.
Full episode: bit.ly/3PW1OKl pic.twitter.com/W5SPAnwTfg – 2:48 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Tatum in his Finals run:
25.0 PPG
9.7 RPG
6.3 APG
1.1 SPG
Never played fewer than 27 minutes. statmuse.com/nba/player/jay… – 2:42 PM
Tatum in his Finals run:
25.0 PPG
9.7 RPG
6.3 APG
1.1 SPG
Never played fewer than 27 minutes. statmuse.com/nba/player/jay… – 2:42 PM
Bill Reiter @sportsreiter
I’ll be live with @AshNicoleMoss & @JohnGonzalez on @CBSSportsNet at 2 ET for another Beyond The Arc. Lots of USA Basketball to get to — KD and LeBron shine, Embiid’s so-so fit, the Kerr-Tatum situation, Brown vs Hill, & more. – 1:38 PM
I’ll be live with @AshNicoleMoss & @JohnGonzalez on @CBSSportsNet at 2 ET for another Beyond The Arc. Lots of USA Basketball to get to — KD and LeBron shine, Embiid’s so-so fit, the Kerr-Tatum situation, Brown vs Hill, & more. – 1:38 PM
John Gonzalez @JohnGonzalez
Beyond the Arc on CBS Sports Network at 2 pm ET w/ @AshNicoleMoss & @sportsreiter
-Team USA no trouble w/ Serbia
-KD’s triumphant return
-Embiid struggles continue
-Tatum DNP-CD
-Grant Hill vs Jaylen Brown
📺cbssportsnetwork.com/channelfinder
💻 youtube.com/@beyondthearcc… pic.twitter.com/C4RMohzNCB – 1:32 PM
Beyond the Arc on CBS Sports Network at 2 pm ET w/ @AshNicoleMoss & @sportsreiter
-Team USA no trouble w/ Serbia
-KD’s triumphant return
-Embiid struggles continue
-Tatum DNP-CD
-Grant Hill vs Jaylen Brown
📺cbssportsnetwork.com/channelfinder
💻 youtube.com/@beyondthearcc… pic.twitter.com/C4RMohzNCB – 1:32 PM
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NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
“The game plan WORKED. … It was the most impressive performance for USA Basketball in the last two Olympics.”
@windhorstESPN tells @PatMcAfeeShow he’s not worried about Jayson Tatum not playing against Serbia Sunday. pic.twitter.com/WFG84BWeeK – 12:36 PM
“The game plan WORKED. … It was the most impressive performance for USA Basketball in the last two Olympics.”
@windhorstESPN tells @PatMcAfeeShow he’s not worried about Jayson Tatum not playing against Serbia Sunday. pic.twitter.com/WFG84BWeeK – 12:36 PM
Michael Pina @MichaelVPina
On Jayson Tatum’s benching, Joel Embiid’s inability to fit in, and how Steve Kerr can “solve” “problems” that stand between Team USA and immortality: theringer.com/olympics/2024/… – 11:13 AM
On Jayson Tatum’s benching, Joel Embiid’s inability to fit in, and how Steve Kerr can “solve” “problems” that stand between Team USA and immortality: theringer.com/olympics/2024/… – 11:13 AM
Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
“Of the guys on the current roster, no one received more MVP votes for the ’23/’24 season than Jayson Tatum”
@TheFrankIsola doesn’t understand why Tatum didn’t play vs Serbia
#Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/JpjGG6rXLo – 10:41 AM
“Of the guys on the current roster, no one received more MVP votes for the ’23/’24 season than Jayson Tatum”
@TheFrankIsola doesn’t understand why Tatum didn’t play vs Serbia
#Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/JpjGG6rXLo – 10:41 AM
Adam Zagoria @AdamZagoria
Steve Kerr says he felt like an ‘idiot’ not playing Jayson Tatum in Team USA opener nj.com/sports/2024/07… – 10:27 AM
Steve Kerr says he felt like an ‘idiot’ not playing Jayson Tatum in Team USA opener nj.com/sports/2024/07… – 10:27 AM
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Team USA’s Jayson Tatum to play vs. South Sudan sportando.basketball/en/team-usas-j… – 10:20 AM
Team USA’s Jayson Tatum to play vs. South Sudan sportando.basketball/en/team-usas-j… – 10:20 AM
Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
Jayson Tatum will be back in the lineup Wednesday after a controversial benching on Sunday masslive.com/celtics/2024/0… – 9:45 AM
Jayson Tatum will be back in the lineup Wednesday after a controversial benching on Sunday masslive.com/celtics/2024/0… – 9:45 AM
Roland Lazenby @lazenby
Caitlin Clark, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum. This ain’t Little League. I observed Phil Jackson up close and wrote about it. Lots to question. But Phil established a team hierarchy. Steve Kerr and others have made their bold choices. In the midst of politics you still have to coach. – 9:27 AM
Caitlin Clark, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum. This ain’t Little League. I observed Phil Jackson up close and wrote about it. Lots to question. But Phil established a team hierarchy. Steve Kerr and others have made their bold choices. In the midst of politics you still have to coach. – 9:27 AM
Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
Steve Kerr on not playing Jayson Tatum vs. Serbia: “He handled it really well. I talked to him today before the game that it may play out this way just with Kevin coming back… Jayson’s gonna play… I felt like an idiot not playing him.” pic.twitter.com/o9odglyg6X – 9:04 AM
Steve Kerr on not playing Jayson Tatum vs. Serbia: “He handled it really well. I talked to him today before the game that it may play out this way just with Kevin coming back… Jayson’s gonna play… I felt like an idiot not playing him.” pic.twitter.com/o9odglyg6X – 9:04 AM
Get Up @GetUpESPN
“In the next game when Tatum plays, somebody else is going to get left out. That’s the nature of this team.”
—@WindhorstESPN on Steve Kerr choosing to sit Jayson Tatum vs. Serbia pic.twitter.com/tWCO0lVoHs – 8:46 AM
“In the next game when Tatum plays, somebody else is going to get left out. That’s the nature of this team.”
—@WindhorstESPN on Steve Kerr choosing to sit Jayson Tatum vs. Serbia pic.twitter.com/tWCO0lVoHs – 8:46 AM
Get Up @GetUpESPN
“In the next game when Tatum plays, someone else is going to get left out. That’s the nature of this team.”
—@windhorstespn on Steve Kerr choosing to sit Jayson Tatum vs. Serbia pic.twitter.com/kwVamqC22Z – 8:28 AM
“In the next game when Tatum plays, someone else is going to get left out. That’s the nature of this team.”
—@windhorstespn on Steve Kerr choosing to sit Jayson Tatum vs. Serbia pic.twitter.com/kwVamqC22Z – 8:28 AM
Joe Vardon @joevardon
Jayson Tatum ‘will play’ for Team USA vs. South Sudan, which matters because didn’t play at all against Serbia. The next question: Who sits? @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/56654… – 7:25 AM
Jayson Tatum ‘will play’ for Team USA vs. South Sudan, which matters because didn’t play at all against Serbia. The next question: Who sits? @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/56654… – 7:25 AM
Brian Windhorst @WindhorstESPN
Jayson Tatum will return to Team USA lineup Wednesday against South Sudan, coach Steve Kerr says: espn.com/olympics/story… – 7:23 AM
Jayson Tatum will return to Team USA lineup Wednesday against South Sudan, coach Steve Kerr says: espn.com/olympics/story… – 7:23 AM
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
Jayson Tatum will play Wednesday, coach Steve Kerr says, and he quickly adds that he won’t say who cycles out of the 10-man rotation. – 6:01 AM
Jayson Tatum will play Wednesday, coach Steve Kerr says, and he quickly adds that he won’t say who cycles out of the 10-man rotation. – 6:01 AM
John Karalis @John_Karalis
New on BSJ: Team USA has given Jayson Tatum & Jaylen Brown a heavy dose of motivation for this upcoming season bostonsportsjournal.com/2024/07/28/kar… – 12:40 AM
New on BSJ: Team USA has given Jayson Tatum & Jaylen Brown a heavy dose of motivation for this upcoming season bostonsportsjournal.com/2024/07/28/kar… – 12:40 AM
John Karalis @John_Karalis
Jayson Tatum gets the Olympic DNP. Here’s my take on an early YouTube @LOCeltics drop.
Watch: youtu.be/VbEg1wxAJZs
Hitting audio feeds later pic.twitter.com/L7pN8krOpA – 10:00 PM
Jayson Tatum gets the Olympic DNP. Here’s my take on an early YouTube @LOCeltics drop.
Watch: youtu.be/VbEg1wxAJZs
Hitting audio feeds later pic.twitter.com/L7pN8krOpA – 10:00 PM
Jay King @ByJayKing
🚨NEW PODCAST🚨
Jayson Tatum benched?
@BrianTRobb and the legendary @byjayking question Steve Kerr’s decision: patreon.com/posts/video-ta… – 9:10 PM
🚨NEW PODCAST🚨
Jayson Tatum benched?
@BrianTRobb and the legendary @byjayking question Steve Kerr’s decision: patreon.com/posts/video-ta… – 9:10 PM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
It’s not a huge surprise to me that Kerr wouldn’t have been as enamored of Tatum’s game in this setting. Probably Tatum’s biggest weakness is holding the ball and Kerr hates that in general, and probably even more so on a team with this much talent. – 5:59 PM
It’s not a huge surprise to me that Kerr wouldn’t have been as enamored of Tatum’s game in this setting. Probably Tatum’s biggest weakness is holding the ball and Kerr hates that in general, and probably even more so on a team with this much talent. – 5:59 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Jayson Tatum DNP-CD, Kerr rotations work in #USA #Serbia, but what might’ve been the first benching ever for Tatum proved no less surprising @Celticsblog: celticsblog.com/2024/7/28/2420… – 5:04 PM
Jayson Tatum DNP-CD, Kerr rotations work in #USA #Serbia, but what might’ve been the first benching ever for Tatum proved no less surprising @Celticsblog: celticsblog.com/2024/7/28/2420… – 5:04 PM
Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
NEW: Kevin Durant’s play, LeBron James’s passion and what’s behind Jayson Tatum’s DNP-CD. Takeaways from USA Basketball’s Olympic opener si.com/olympics/kevin… – 4:59 PM
NEW: Kevin Durant’s play, LeBron James’s passion and what’s behind Jayson Tatum’s DNP-CD. Takeaways from USA Basketball’s Olympic opener si.com/olympics/kevin… – 4:59 PM
Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
Tatum dropping 40 on the Warriors in December and yelling at Steve Kerr after every made basket is going to be comedy – 3:52 PM
Tatum dropping 40 on the Warriors in December and yelling at Steve Kerr after every made basket is going to be comedy – 3:52 PM
BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Steve Kerr explained why Jayson Tatum didn’t play versus Serbia 👀 #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/y3RFOFq9I3 – 3:44 PM
Steve Kerr explained why Jayson Tatum didn’t play versus Serbia 👀 #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/y3RFOFq9I3 – 3:44 PM
James Edwards III @JLEdwardsIII
Wait … I’ve been on lake a in the middle of nowhere America all weekend. Tatum didn’t play … at all!?!? – 3:41 PM
Wait … I’ve been on lake a in the middle of nowhere America all weekend. Tatum didn’t play … at all!?!? – 3:41 PM
Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
New: Steve Kerr spoke to reporters in Paris about his stunning decision to sit Jayson Tatum Sunday masslive.com/celtics/2024/0… – 3:31 PM
New: Steve Kerr spoke to reporters in Paris about his stunning decision to sit Jayson Tatum Sunday masslive.com/celtics/2024/0… – 3:31 PM
Adam Himmelsbach @AdamHimmelsbach
New: “I thought I was crazy when I looked at everything & determined these are the lineups I wanted to get to. Jayson is first-team All-NBA three years in a row… I talked to him, and he was incredibly professional.”
More from Steve Kerr on Tatum’s DNP:
bostonglobe.com/2024/07/28/spo… – 2:56 PM
New: “I thought I was crazy when I looked at everything & determined these are the lineups I wanted to get to. Jayson is first-team All-NBA three years in a row… I talked to him, and he was incredibly professional.”
More from Steve Kerr on Tatum’s DNP:
bostonglobe.com/2024/07/28/spo… – 2:56 PM
Adam Himmelsbach @AdamHimmelsbach
New: I asked Steve Kerr about Jayson Tatum’s DNP, and here’s his full explanation. – 2:53 PM
New: I asked Steve Kerr about Jayson Tatum’s DNP, and here’s his full explanation. – 2:53 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“Maybe more than any player I’ve ever been around, when he comes back from a long absence, you don’t notice it.” Steve Kerr.
Kevin Durant 23 points, five 3s back from injury, #TeamUSA tops Serbia.
Also addressed not playing Jayson Tatum #Suns #Paris2024 tinyurl.com/64b5rw8f pic.twitter.com/HYt51tivWD – 2:52 PM
“Maybe more than any player I’ve ever been around, when he comes back from a long absence, you don’t notice it.” Steve Kerr.
Kevin Durant 23 points, five 3s back from injury, #TeamUSA tops Serbia.
Also addressed not playing Jayson Tatum #Suns #Paris2024 tinyurl.com/64b5rw8f pic.twitter.com/HYt51tivWD – 2:52 PM
More on this storyline
Adam Himmelbach: After the DNP heard ’round the world, Jayson Tatum played more minutes than everyone but Steph Curry in that first half. -via Twitter @AdamHimmelsbach / July 31, 2024
Dwight Howard: Jayson we could use another champ In my league 🤷🏾
! You could hoop like this 
https://youtu.be/3d2K90syUbE?si=arZdMJqv2mngSAxJ if you came 😅 -via x.com / July 30, 2024
! You could hoop like this https://youtu.be/3d2K90syUbE?si=arZdMJqv2mngSAxJ if you came 😅 -via x.com / July 30, 2024
Kerr dealt with the awkward reality head-on, meeting with Tatum before the game to explain the decision and then in multiple meetings with the media. That included Monday, when Kerr made it clear that Tatum would be in the lineup Wednesday when the Americans face South Sudan. “Jayson will play [Wednesday],” Kerr said. “I’m not going to answer your next question, which is if he plays, who doesn’t. But we’re going to need him, and part of this job for me is to keep everybody engaged and ready, because my experience with this is crazy stuff happens.” -via ESPN / July 29, 2024