Over the summer, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum occasionally worked out with Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid, who shares the same personal trainer as Tatum, the St. Louis-based Drew Hanlen.
As the Celtics prepare for their season opener against the 76ers on Tuesday evening at the TD Garden, Tatum told assembled media that he didn’t let Embiid forget Boston’s playoff beat down of Philadelphia. Per Tom Westerholm of MassLive:
“I just kept reminding him that we almost swept them,” Tatum said. “We should have swept them, but we let them win one game. We were joking around and getting better.