The Boston Celtics took the league by storm when the season started. But the duo that dominated the league is beginning to warn out halfway down the journey. The superstars of the Celtics, Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum are the key to the team’s blockbuster start. Although the team still stays at the top of the table, they struggle in the locker room like other teams in the league. In the game against the Brooklyn Nets, both teams played without their superstar duo.
The Nets have Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, whereas the C’s have Brown and Tatum. But Durant missed the game with a Knee injury and is out for more than a month to return. Meanwhile, the Boston side missed Jaylen because of the tightness in his thighs. This injury will keep him out for at least a week suggested by his head Joe Mazzulla. When the Celtics sealed the game for themselves, Jayson talked about his injuries that have continued this season.
Celtics’ Tatum Called For The All-Star 3-Point Game.
Despite getting fewer votes in the Western Conference’s All-star selection list, Tatum has the opportunity to have a ball. All-star games are an annual event that happens to celebrate the best player of the two conferences. Fans highly anticipate it as they get an opportunity to see all the superstars on the court at once. The All-star week also has additional events during the weekend, such as dunk contests and 3-point contests. The Celtics superstar has received an invitation to attend a 3-point game. However, the 24-year-old is suffering from a wrist injury, causing him problems putting his best shooting performance.
His lingering issues have caused them to suffer his all-time career-low shooting with just 34.7% accuracy this year. After playing the game against the Brooklyn side, Jayson Tatum explained his injury issues. But even with problems with his wrist, he scored 20 points with 11 rebounds to get his team their fifth win in a row. Tatum also expressed his wish to talk to the Celtics president about his injury to take some time off the court. In the meantime, the MVP-level Jayson is averaging 30.6 points in every game.
The Boston side has a rich history regarding the All-star week events like 3 point contest. However, there is no one who brought the record for the franchise in recent times. The last 3-point contest winner who belonged to Celtics was Paul Pierce in 2010. And before that, the legendary Larry Bird brought won the contest three times in a row. He won it the first three times when the concept came to the NBA. Sources also say that Larry’s era trash-talking level is no comparison to the modern game.