Just a few weeks after reaching the summit of basketball immortality by winning an NBA title, Jayson Tatum found himself mired on the bench.
Despite playing a key role in Team USA’s gold-medal run during the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tatum spent a majority of the 2024 Olympic Games on the outside looking in at head coach Steve Kerr’s rotations.
Tatum played the second-fewest minutes of any player on Team USA’s roster this summer and did not log a minute of game action in two games against Serbia.
Even with another gold medal added to his resume following Team USA’s latest conquest, Tatum has been candid about his latest Olympics experience and the struggles that came with his limited role.