Jayson Tatum receives loud applause from the crowd in MSG when his name was announced on the player introduction
Good stuff from the crowd.
Now that that’s over, they’ll start hurling verbal shit at him in the first 0 seconds of the game. As it tradition
As they should
Just because it’s not Trae Young
Nah, we love basketball and respect the players. During the game it’s another story but after there’s no bad blood nor malice,
W knicks fans
Good reminder that the large majority of every fan base are actually decent people and should not be represented by the loud shits that laugh at injuries, and this is coming from a certified New York hater
Even in the moment at the most heightened emotions there’s video of the fans clapping for him when they walked him in the tunnel. It’s a respect thing.
You love to see that
😭 i wonder if hali will get similar on his first game back against okc
I’d hope he would, as far as I know OKC fans don’t have any issues with Hali.
Hali called Shai the MVP back when Luka and Wemby first started gaining some buzz so I imagine a lot of fans like Hali
Classy NY. Now get back to booing
The league is better when the best players play. Plus, it’s just the right thing to do from a basic human empathy standpoint.
He’s Jayson Tatum game recognize game
Dope
USA is going to need Tatum in 2 years in LA.
Respect NYK.
Only city I’ll defend if others shit on it. But also fuck you guys.
Fuck y’all. See you in the playoffs ❤️
Why?
He was injured in MSG last year and this is his first game there since, they’re showing respect
Ooo thanks. Didn’t put it together
He got hurt the last time he played there. It’s a pretty nice gesture from a great fan base
Probably people being good people.
Like when raptors fans were cheering when KD tore his Achilles?
People who say that all Canadians are friendly have never been to Toronto
I’ve been saying this for years, lol. I’ve literally had white supremacists and convoy idiots rally in my city the past six years, and I intervened in a hate crime towards an immigrant two months ago.
Canada isn’t some squeaky clean utopia. The hard issues are just kept under wraps because most people don’t care to deal with them.
Nice Canada is really nice tho
They were cheering out of respect
His injury last year was at MSG
Classy crowd sassy Clyde, NY has it good
Can’t believe the main vampire from I Am Legend is on the Celtics now.
I’ve consumed a lot less basketball discourse the past few years because it has become so tribal and toxic, and it started making me a very jaded fan. This type of respect for a player and the game is actually refreshing, and I wish we had more of it.
nothing but competitive love n respect for JT, celtics knicks matchups have been an absolute thrill for the last few years. i want us to get a ring so bad and beat them fair and square on the way to doing it haha
That’s good man. I hate Jason Tatum and the Celtics, but it’s sports hatred. Ultimately, I hope his life is blessed and happy and that he never wins a basketball game again.
Monkey paw curls and He gets traded to the Raps
FUCK YES! I WILL IMMEDIATELY RECANT
No matter what you think about Tatum and the celtics, gotta respect JT for putting in a tremendous amount of work to get back on the court this season for the playoffs. If they win the chip this year it would be a pretty incredible storyline
They know ball in New York. They will boo like hell, but they also respect game. and Achilles injuries
Rare new Yorkers win.
Nyc baiting him
Nice response from the MSG crowd.
Fun fact: Tatum is the only player in NBA history to have jacked up the most shots in a season multiple times and have a worse percentage in leading the league in PPG than Kobe.
Tatum: Times jacking up the most shots = 2. Times leading the NBA in PPG = 0
Kobe: Times jacking up the most shots = 6. Times leading the NBA in PPG = 2
Hayes: Times jacking up the most shots = 3. Times leading the NBA in PPG = 1
If he leads the league in shots taken and actually leads in PPG in the future, he’ll tie Kobe and Elvin Hayes percentage wise for the worst ever.
Great to have you back Jayson!