Jayson Tatum’s surprising benching in Team USA’s Olympics-opening win over Serbia last week continues to be a sore subject for several current and former NBA players.
Former Celtics star (and noted Tatum fan) Paul Pierce joined the growing chorus of vocal critics of USA coach Steve Kerr’s decision over the last few days.
Even though Kerr stressed after Team USA’s win over Serbia that the decision to sit both Tatum and Tyrese Haliburton for the entire game revolved around matchups and the desire to carve out minutes for Kevin Durant after missing all of the U.