Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum spoke on his limited role at the 2024 Paris Olympics
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr had difficult decisions to make as Team USA's head coach for the 2024 Paris Olympics. With a very talented 12-man roster, Kerr was inevitably going to have at least one player out of his rotation entirely, and likely two.
While Kerr used a longer rotation in the USA Basketball Showcase and some Group Phase games, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum and Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton were on the outside looking in for Team USA's semifinals game against Serbia and gold medal game against France. Both Tatum and Haliburton did not play a single minute against Serbia, and Tatum played just 11 minutes against France., Tatum said, "You feel like you deserve to play and the competitor in you wants to play. And is the coach for a reason. He makes those decisions."
All-NBA First Team each of the last three seasons, Tatum was not a player that projected to be outside of Team USA's rotation at the Olympics. That said, Kerr found a group he liked, and stuck with that en route to a gold medal.On if this will impact his 2028 status, Tatum said via Himmelsbach, "It was a tough personal experience on the court, but I’m not going to make any decisions off emotions. If you asked me right now if I’m going to play in 2028, it’s four years from now.
Tatum would seemingly be one of Team USA's best options for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, but it will be interesting to see if he chooses to compete again.Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn52@gmail.
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