Jayson Tatum captured a gold medal at the 2024 Olympics in Paris on Saturday, but frustration surrounded the majority of his time on Team USA.
Tatum was a DNP-CD (did not play, coach’s decision) twice in these Olympic games, and didn’t make nearly the contribution he’d hoped for when he was selected to represent the U.S. this summer.
The Celtics star was coming off a first-team All-NBA selection and an NBA championship earlier in the year, so it’s understandable that he had negative feelings about receiving very few meaningful minutes in Paris.
“A lot of people text me and reached out and said ‘Make sure this fuels you,’ which I appreciate, Tatum told reporters.