WATCH: Celtics Fans Boo Warriors' Steve Kerr Over Lack of Olympic Playing Time for Jayson Tatum
sports / November 07, 2024

WATCH: Celtics Fans Boo Warriors' Steve Kerr Over Lack of Olympic Playing Time for Jayson Tatum

Golden State coach Steve Kerr was reminded Wednesday during pregame introductions that Boston’s fans didn’t like his playing time for Celtics’ star Jayson Tatum at this past summer’s Paris Olympics.

Kerr was loudly booed after the Warriors’ starting lineup was introduced to the TD Garden crowd.

Tatum, on the gold medal winning team along with teammates Jrue Holiday and Derrick White, didn’t play either game against Serbia.

Steve Kerr gets booed during pregame introductions before facing Jayson Tatum and Celtics.

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com/6R9WCfXcNe — Ken Powtak (@KPowtak) November 7, 2024 “I don’t give it a whole lot of thought other than I didn’t enjoy not playing Jayson against Serbia, not playing Joel (Embiid) against South Sudan,” Kerr said when asked if he had any regrets.

“Those are not fun decisions, but our guys were all amazing,” he said.

“They committed to each other, they committed to winning the gold medal.

They brought the gold home for their country.

” He seemed to expect the reaction when he was asked what’s the loudest he’s been booed.

“I don’t think anybody actually cared about me to boo me,” he said.

“I didn’t enjoy not playing Jayson against Serbia.

” Warriors head coach Steve Kerr discusses whether he has any regrets about not playing Jayson Tatum twice in the Olympics.

Kerr points to the team’s willingness to sacrifice to accomplish their ultimate goal.

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com/OzgBPO3OWh — Bobby Krivitsky (@BobbyKrivitsky) November 6, 2024 Tatum’s first basket came when he was fouled after hitting a jumper in front of the Warriors’ bench late in the opening quarter, bringing loud cheers.

Kerr said before the game that some fans might be cheering him, too.

“We’ll see how it goes tonight.

I’m sure a lot of Celtics fans are going to cheer me for being part of Team USA, winning a gold medal for the country,” he said.

“I’m a patriotic American.

I love my country.

Three Celtics on the team, who won a world championship, and two months later won a gold medal.

Pretty incredible stuff.

” But, if they were, it was drowned out by loud boos.

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