Jayson Tatum to Bam Adebayo after the game: “You lost without me”
Tatum, Bam and Spida are all buddies, which makes them extremely sore winners against each other lol
I actually love Tatum and Bam’s friendship. You know Bam still talks shit about the block in the bubble lol
Unbelievable play that still hurts to think about
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what’d you end up doing with a fortune like that
Probably went towards a bill tbh
Damn, betting to pay the bills is worrisome
Nobody cares
You did enough to comment
I swear to god, you can’t avoid a sports discussion with any mention of gambling.
Such an insane play. Killed me in that moment. Respect
Respect. That moment, Jimmy’s missed 3, and Derrick Whites tip-in are the 3 moments burned into my brain, and LeBron’s game face in “Game 6”. Maybe we will get back to being worthy opponents soon!
Heat-Celtics is extremely underrated as one of the GOAT rivalries bc all the best moments came in the last 2 decades
Isn’t Spida actually one of JB’s best friend. They got into a bunch of hi jinx during the Disney playoffs and a clip came out recently where JB said after the C’s beat them in the playoffs Spida wouldn’t let JB stay over his place anymore.
Both Jays are very close with Spida
Explains why he always goes off against us in 4th quarters
Just buds tryna bust buds
lmao “this dude wont leave me alone” snap was funny as fuck back in the day
That shit still gets me every time.
Mitchell was in Utah during the pandemic.
https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/i8sn1i/the_jaylen_browndonovan_mitchell_saga_is_the/
Explain this then.
Prob referring to the playoffs - I think it was when jb hit the game winner against them in Utah
The playoffs in the bubble during the pandemic?
Because that’s the only playoffs during the pandemic.
Edit: also JB couldn’t hit a game winner over Mitchell in the playoffs if he was with Utah.
Edit: nevermind, looks like we’re all a little confused lol
Oh I mean that he was on the Utah jazz during that time not that he was physically in Utah lol
Utah is in the west Boston is in the east.
Oh ok, yeah I was just sharing two separate stories of them being friends. The playoff game was with either Cleveland or NY. I forget. Before that when JB would come into town he’d stay at Mitchell’s house. After that for a year they barely talked supposedly.
Yeah JB’s comment about hitting the game winner and staying over at Spida’s was when Spida was in Utah
True. For some reason I really thought it was while he was in the east, but I was obviously wrong.
if they wanna form a team it looks like a pretty damn good fit for a trio
Bam would actually fit great, but I’m pretty sure Pat Riley absolutely despises the Celtics and would never trade Bam to us.
Riley would sell his own children to the Devil before willingly giving us any assets.
That being said, Bam+the Jays is serious championship contender material, that’s 2k shit. But I’m sure the money would be astronomical and we’d end up with no bench or some horrendous tax implications.
It’s hilarious to think that he had to be their rival in the 80s during the showtime era, then as the Knicks head coach he had the classic NYC-Boston sports rivalry, and then he went to Miami and formed a brand new rivalry with the Celtics. A whole career of hating y’all lmao.
It’s definitely mutual. But having rivals is what makes sports fun.
What makes sports bad are the dummies that take it too seriously and too far.
My dream is that they are forced to include bam in a trade for Giannis … and then we swoop in and make a trade with Milwaukee for Bam
It’s the little things in life like Pat still hating the Celtics that keep me going
2017 Draft class buddies
How did a thread about a funny light hearted jab between two friends turn into a toxic wasteland
“Jayson Tatum” being in the title is very big hint
Easily in the top 5 of r/nba trigger words
“ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!!!!”, is a fun sleeper activation code for downvotes
we did iiiiiit
From my personal experience i have OKC, Shai, Bronny, and GOAT in no particular order
Technical foul on Tatum
He clapped?!
reddit
Most people on here can’t comprehend two men talking shit on each other while respecting and liking each other.
You thought that was a light hearted jab? He basically called Brown a bum. /s
Because some people don’t have friends they can shit talk to, and it shows.
“You’re lost without me”
Toxic yaoi 🥀
Heated Rivalry S2, starring Bam Adebayo and Jayson Tatum
I like how I never watched the show but have a pretty good idea of how it goes through social media lol.
It’s actually really good. Highly recommend it.
If you are into cheap Netflix-style drama, sure.
It feels like fanfic that’s only slightly above Wattpad stories
Weird take. Yeah it’s cheap cause it’s from a indie studio I believe . But the writing is pretty good. It’s not comparable to the netflix movies like After at all.
My wife watches much worse shows for sure, like the episode where his dad dies hits way harder than it has any right to
Toxic yaoi makes basketball the game I love
Every time I hear yaoi I keep remembering that one girl in instagram who keeps talking about political yaoi trump x Putin x Clinton
Tatum and Bam are buddies. Heat sub is turning on Bam. We could use a center. Heat might be better off rebuilding.
I’m not saying anything, but if you put 2 and 2 together…GIVE ME SIMONS AND GARZA!!!
I think it was 2024 when heats fans had a meltdown because Bam was buddy buddies with Tatum after the series.
It really can’t be an issue for either side that they’re friends, we’ve each won that series and they’ve been friends the whole time lol
This is facts, I remember this cause it was so dumb. “Bam isn’t a killer” - bro he’s usually carrying the offense and defense solo. Heat sub been pissing me off lately. Earlier we won 6 in a row, suddenly lost, and a post comes out saying it’s time to trade bam and herro…
Heat might be better off rebuilding.
This has probably been true for like 3 years now, but they seem hellbent on competing and somehow eventually landing a superstar.
Regardless, there’s no easy trade for Boston. They’d basically have to give up both Simons and Hauser just to salary match. Which, there goes your bench and two elite shooters on a team that hypervalues 3-point shooting. Then you get into draft pick comp for Bam - probably like 3 firsts on top.
Just far too much for a guy who doesn’t even necessarily put the team over the top.
Theyre like the Steelers of the NBA at this point
I said this last season and it holds true. We’re too good to hit the lottery and get the star player we need. And our draft picks are less valued because we never tank so we never have the assets for a whale. We are almost 1:1 Steelers of the NBA.
I’d easily use Simons/Hauser as salary filler for Bam.
The Cs have plenty of wings to fill Hauser’s minutes. There would be a mild concern about guard depth, but we could also play Jaylen at the 2 and just bump the minutes for Hugo/Walsh/etc.
It’s cause Spoelstra is shelving Kal’el Ware instead of playing both. And Ware was cooking when Bam was out and given playing time. They love the guy but sell high value is good at the moment, and there is a youngster back there
It’s hard to play Ware alongside Bam because of the spacing. Defensively though, they’re probably a top 5 duo.
Yep. They wanna play 5 out, and can’t with both. They might be able to run both if they had a PG like Trae or Garland.
Yeah, an elite playmaker would solve most of their offensive problems. Herro is great at getting his, but they need a true PG.
Ware is shooting 42% from 3 so its not like he’s killing the spacing, and Bam is 33% which isn’t great but you still need to get a hand up. There is something about Ware’s effort that Spo doesn’t like, but I don’t really get it. We’re a better team with Ware on the floor.
Ware and Bam are both shooting 3’s well enough. The spacing is fine, Spo just doesn’t like Ware.
That’s cuz we also played them alongside davion. I swear a Herro/norm/wiggs/bam/ware lineup would work
No the Heat need to trade Ware for Zion
There’s been a lot of “lip reading” posts lately lol
And inaccurate. He defintely didn’t say “you lost without me.” Lol
Clearly planning a post-game meal
“Light sauce without cheese”
Yeah, I can’t make it out fully but Bam asked “What’d he say?” and Tatum responded something like “You are [2 syllables] than me.”
Right lol
Tatum soo tall bro
He so tuff
Are they gonna kiss?
Let me see both hands
Later in Tatum’s cabin.
Cottage ***
We need a Heated Rivalry spinoff
I hate how much I love this ngl 😂
Bam would thrive in Boston. What would we get tho Derrick White and Pritchett and continue the 3 point spo onslaught strategy
The amount of rage I felt for you even insinuating that it’s within the realm of possibility to get White for Bam
White and Pritchard is actually wild
Best we can offer is Simons and Hauser.
I like Bam more than I like anyone else the Celtics could potentially be interested in.
Someone free this man. Queta Simons and picks?
No he didn’t… Get your eyes checked.
As requested by u/deets23_
Thank you!
love it very cute
Tbf to Bam it was when he sat that the comeback mounted. Ware only got like 8 mins? We have no defensive depth at the 4 or 5.
What is this sensationalized fanfic bs. Cringe.
before that he said “what happened man?”
Is Tatum trying to pry Bam from Aja? Such a man ho
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2023 wouldn’t work since Boston paid that back in blood the next year, and actually got the job done in the finals.
Tatum was also got hurt in game 7 of that series so it’s not really the comeback you think it is
Olympics not much of a comeback, Tatum got a gold still. Cs been stomping Miami for a couple years now too.
2023 wouldn’t work since Boston paid that back in blood the next year, and actually got the job done in the finals lol.
He should’ve responded with “Yeah well that’s because Brown is better than you.”
The truth would hurt him too much.
Lmao unpopular opinion I guess but I feel like Tatum jealous Jaylen brown is holding down the team so well
“Them good without you cuz”, probably
Tatum is insufferable
Tatum: Exists
Random fans: I FUCKING HATE THIS GIANT PIECE OF SHIT HE’S SO RESPECTABLE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL, DON’T FORGET TO MENTION HE’S A GOOD FATHER TOO!
Tatum is the best player in the lesgue
He’s not even the best player on his team.
Yeah, and Team USA won without him, just like the Celtics are doing. He’s not escaping the overrated accusations.
And team USA won with him being the 2nd top scorer in 2021 behind KD 🤷🏻♀️
I really hope you can turn this obsession into something more productive at some point.
Triggering Celtics fans will never stop being cheap entertainment. It takes so little effort.
I’m not triggered. I just feel bad for you.
All this dude has some since coming into the league is win and people still think he’s overrated. Time to sign off nephew.
Team USA has won two gold medals with Tatum 🏅 💪
Go outside and breathe some fresh air
The Celtics still winning even when Tatum is out of the lineup shows so much how the Luka vs. Tatum debate pre-Tatum ring was pointless. You put Tatum on the Mavs during those period, they might as well wait for draft night to come. You put Luka on the Celtics in the same time period, it’d be a dynasty.
If we had Luka our defense would have been drastically worse. The offense was historical that year of the title run but it was the defense that drove the engine.
So you’re saying Defense Wins Championships?
Lmao
How many games again did the star players on the opposing teams at each stage of that title run did they play for each series?
Why is it somehow our fault that teams realized they weren’t beating us and held out their injured stars? How many games did we get with a healthy KP?
We crushed everyone in the regular season just fine.
Not really relevant to the fact that Tatum was the cornerstone of that defense and it was his versatility that made the whole system work. Swap him with Luka and quite literally the entire defensive framework and system HAS to change, and not for the better.
So now it’s the opposing teams’ fault for not playing their injured stars?
It’s the opposing teams’ fault they sucked and lost
What’s the alternative? Posters like you would be saying stupid things like this even if the stars had played injured and lost “hurr de durr the 2024 Celtics would’ve definitely lost this series if xyz was fully healthy instead of playing at 70%!!!! But not if they had LUKA instead!!!!”
I’m just saying, it took Jayson Tatum all of his playing years in the NBA up until that point to carry his excellently built teams to only one championship, but Luka had to carry his poverty-built teams to only two WCF appearances and one Finals appearance in all of his playing years.
If Luka were put in Tatum’s position and had played with what Tatum had to begin with, we’re talking multiple championships for the Celtics.
We are not. We might even be talking about a Mavs championship if Tatum gets the 2024 team.
If Tatum was on that 2024 Mavs team, they’d be dead in the water against OKC in the second round.
I disagree, and I think playing this game is braindead.
If Luka were on the Celtics, they still lose to the Heat in 2020, definitely lose to the Bucks in 2022, probably lose to the Sixers in 2023, and could still win the ring in 2024. Unfortunately, Luka doesn’t help any of our other injuries against the Knicks, and 2025 is another loss.
If you want to make the argument that Luka>Tatum was getting that “excellent” Celtics roster through the Big 3 Nets in 2021, be my guest.
“If Luka were in Tatum’s position” in the big 2026 🥀
Luka plays one side of the ball, he’s a defensive black hole and it’s literally a massive reason why Tatum himself has a ring. Regardless of his scoring talent, teams have to make up for Luka’s huge drawbacks when building a team around him. Tatum could be plugged into any basketball team and fit in perfectly. Does every single thing in the sport at an extremely high level.
There’s guys that get hurt every single postseason - it’s the way it goes. To win you need to be great, a little lucky, and healthy. The Celtics were historically great the season that they won. Led by 30 in more games than they trailed by 10
It was pointless, but in the opposite direction. Team with no defensive weak links - let’s add one of the biggest defensive liabilities in the league!
Tatum adds better value to title-contending teams than Luka.
They’re both great players. Why do you need to tear one down to compliment the other? Weirdo.
So you’re taking the 2024 Celtics, who won backed by their ultra versatile super-switchable defense, and replacing their most versatile and switchable defender and one of the teams best rebounders, and replacing him with an offense only point guard.
You realize each team is built with their players in mind? You can’t just “replace” most superstars for other superstars and expect better results
Tatum led his team in points, rebounds, assists for the entire playoffs and the finals and people are like “nah not very good”. He had 30/10/6 in the ECF and people think he got carried or some shit
The rightful criticism about his efficiency during that run was valid but he was absolutely their most important player. People saying otherwise are smokin dope
You want an inflated box score, you pick Luka.
You want to win big basketball games, you pick Jayson Tatum.
Both players might end up achieving both things more often than not, but end of the day their goals and ways of going around it are different.
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I kinda get what Lakers fans felt when people used to say this about T-Mac and Kobe.
Sorry, but your hypothetical isn’t reality.
The hatred is pathological at this point. It’s just a 6 second clip of him making a joke to a friend. Go outside man.
Every superstar player should want to come to Boston. Luka is wasting away in LA. Come to Boston and win some rings. Bring on Giannis and Jokic too.
You have Tatum derangement syndrome in big 2026. That’s embarrassing
Luka would cry to ownership about Joe being too hard on him for his utter lack of effort defensively.