Is Jayson Tatum trying too hard?

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[@tyhenderson40]

He definitely practiced in the mirror before the game 😂😂😂😂

[@doms5755]

Probably, nothing wrong with thinking about what you would do if you win the championship. Nothing wrong with being a dreamer.

[@philippwinter4840]

Like Lebron James fake af

[@Dtown1996]

Dude got a championship, knocked up Ella Mai and is gonna get a big contract. Tatum is living life at 26

[@darnellbrown9229]

lol he really knocked up Ella Mai?

[@Dtown1996]

@@darnellbrown9229 🤣yea

[@SlappyMcSlappster]

There's an Ella Mai at every cookout. Nothing special about her

[@roxas3339]

@@SlappyMcSlappster she don’t gotta be special. She fine asf

[@SlappyMcSlappster]

@@roxas3339 meh she bland af

[@darkstarmedia]

The Tatum discourse is so weird. Imagine hating on a guy because he's happy he won a championship.

[@douglasburrell3544]

Exactly

[@yao.aboagye]

Lol they lose a story beat now that he’s won

[@GODMADE999]

NAH IT AINT HATE HE JUST CORNY

[@ndnd7614]

I mean the problem is he can win 2 more championships and still be a worse player than Giannis, Luka, Jokic, SGA.

[@Madferit91]

Bro stop it man is the corniest player in the league

[@Avation.Experience]

The man happy let him be happy!!

[@eletonjohns8361]

Leave him and Brown alone. Two Champions!

[@patrickmccaskill6238]

I see nothing wrong with it as a Kobe fan he couldn’t wait to celebrate like Jordan when he won his rings 😂

[@kurtisgarnett21]

Jealousy is a hell of a thing!

[@richardnyahoe8172]

He just being light-skin. 💯

[@wannabegolfin24-72]

This was actually funny & I'm die hard celtics fan.

[@frankielymon1148]

Kobe literally stole everything from Jordan down to the walk. Did we forget that fist pump celebration??? But becuase it’s Tatum it’s a problem

[@ituoiocchisudeme6606]

He’s just really bad at imitating his idols so it ends up looking and sounding a little corny

[@robertknowles5714]

Let the man live his life

[@brucelau2023]

he literally can't even let him do that

[@SunSunSunn]

bro lived everyones life except his own lmao imagine being drake levels of corny

[@Ercxgamez]

@@SunSunSunnwhat are you hating for…. You like the lakers?

[@_GratefulBlessings99]

Bruh lol he’s corny!

[@BlackedOutDreams]

@@SunSunSunnyou’re pathetic

[@tj2wavyyy]

Maybe he’s overcompensating a bit but the discourse around him has been weird for a while. He’s simply enjoying that he won & that haters have 1 less way to criticize him

[@SuperCisMan]

It's still Tatum's team. Brown absolutely earned both mvp trophies. But A: they would not have won without Tatum, and B: Tatum lead the team in pts, asst, and rbnds for the entire season. If they could give a regular season mvp trophy to the best team in the league, that would belong to Tatum all day. And just a side note, in 1981 the Celtics won their 14th championship. That team was lead by Larry Legend, Kevin McHale, and Robert Parish. And who won the MVP that year? Cedric Maxwell. (The only one who isn't in the Hall of Fame. Yet) Point being, we all know that was Larry's team. JB may have earned the mvp, but we all know who's team this is. GO GREEN 🍀 18X🏆

[@popcrnshower]

He’s not trying too hard…he’s just cornball

[@Muhammad.d24]

you're a cornball, dude is a champion deal with it

[@patrickmccaskill6238]

Coming from a guy who calls himself popcrn is crazy work😂😂😂

[@popcrnshower]

@@patrickmccaskill6238 I never said I wasn’t one too

[@Cause023]

Tatum going to take another Kobe trophy picture (again) (for some reason)

[@BlackedOutDreams]

@Goo_FYLoClives a way better life than you 😂😂

[@boboliveira3722]

THANK YOU SO MUCH STEPHEN A.for giving Jason Tatum and all us Boston fans props

[@jaymez316]

Here we go, time to create a new narrative and start hating on the new champs. Sports media is gonna turn up the heat on Tatum and Brown and create this "rivalry" between the 2.

[@jackdaley1310]

they’ve tried that for years that won’t happen

[@coolcebolla]

This happens every year LOL

[@Juan-nq7wb]

Tatum is salty he didnt win FMVP lmao

[@brucelau2023]

Imagine hating on a guy because he's happy he won a championship.

[@AskDrLinqShorts]

That's not why

[@cadbane9072]

YOU are hating. Love the guy but we're just saying he is corny af. lmao

[@vince11harris]

@Goo_FYLoCso?

[@vince11harris]

@Goo_FYLoC and it’s a dumbass reason to hate him

[@SnoopWallace]

That’s not why people dislike Tatum. They disliked him before he won a ring

[@poppasmurf3670]

Man this the internet era. Don’t none of these people really care who you are or what you did. They gonna call out shit that don’t feel right.😂😂😂

[@shawswervoo]

Tatum wins a championship & his critics can’t handle it. Let him enjoy his moment😂

[@SnoopWallace]

The Celtics won a ring

[@TrankDuo7]

Thank you. If you're hating on a guy being happy because he just won a championship, you need to reevaluate your life so that you can stop being so miserable.

[@SnoopWallace]

That’s not why people dislike Tatum. That’s just all you guys understand

[@louisharrison6593]

Yall been on that man back every since he been in the league about NOT winning a championship.. getting close but not closing.. now all of a sudden he doing too much after actually WINNING the championship..I don't get it.. what do yall want from the dude.. isn't he only like 26 years old? Guy can't win for losing

[@jaysouthmusic8230]

Right no matter what good or bad they will always have something to say and hate for whatever reason

[@mrsmartmouth8393]

Imagine being criticized for copying being a winner. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@MyParkGas]

It just looks corny lol

[@225MarloMike4snhs]

Because it is💯💯And he is💯

[@gerardparker4220]

Let him be corny.. it’s a natural for some people.

[@225MarloMike4snhs]

@@gerardparker4220 SMH💯

[@kjthomas4553]

Let him be everybody different

[@ashleylamour5317]

Stephen A creates narratives and then gives a response 😂😂😂. Who said JT is trying too hard? What a weirdo

[@emmanuelzanders1746]

The internet .. we’ve seen it all over social media

[@DJfatboy32]

Why do ppl care about how the next man celebrates! The world is weird af frfr…

[@1tsbag134]

He is imitating people he can only look up to, nothing more.

[@flipschicago]

Satan comes immediately to steal kill destroy.

[@PapiJoJoe]

Tatum stays out of trouble, seems like a great father, has skills, and is now a champion. They can hate, but they can’t take the ring from the young king! 🙏🏾🍀

[@The-Real-One-]

Let the man have fun!!!! Hating gets u no where

[@pickenchews]

Amen

[@pickenchews]

Amen

[@Zooviiee]

Tatum is elite. All round player, I love how he was playmaking in finals amazing IQ

[@devtro]

no jayson tatum isnt trying too hard, the haters are trying too hard

[@ABNclips]

Imo JB deserved FMVP, also how does Boston still have cap space?

[@ndnd7614]

they got players for free thanks to the bucks

[@America2Monaco]

If JB was the number 1 option, the Celtics wouldn't have even made the finals. Definitely not the MVP.

[@Kerboripx]

Cap​@@America2Monaco

[@America2Monaco]

@Kerboripx T shirt. Your slang is idiotic. We all saw Brown as the number 1 option vs Miami last year in game 7. He sucked. Take a seat.

[@KP43-08]

Listen, I’m from Boston and I’m glad the Celtics won the championship but the media is acting like Jayson Tatum played spectacular this postseason. He played like hot garbage. Jaylen Brown picked up the slack. He should be getting all the accolades not Tatum.

[@America2Monaco]

You put Jaylen in Jaysons role he plays even worse. You should know this. You don't remember last year in game 7 vs Miami? Tatum got hurt so Brown took over as the 1st option and shot 8-24 with 8 turnovers. You forgot that? Come on buddy.

[@3dollarwigfromwalgreens13]

@@America2Monaco Brown made adjustments tho and came back way better this year. Tatum still the same. scared scary under any real pressure then turns up when he feels it’s safe, when the hard work is done and he notices his team actually lit and winning, he comes out of hiding and plays good. Stat padding in the 4th quarter against Dallas bench players was crazy to me. Brown went ham from beginning to end because that’s what Superstars do. Tatum may be the face of the Celtics but he doesn’t carry that team anywhere. Its crazy to me Celtics fans thinks he does and ESPN bots like SAS tryna paint that narrative.

[@America2Monaco]

@3dollarwigfromwalgreens13 Tatum improved his playmaking skills. You don't know basketball, that's why you're on KZbin. If you knew ball you'd be on realgm.

[@myfathersson1720]

I think he was just happy! He looked like a kid on Christmas! Pure elation! I love it

[@tonybailey89]

the level of hating and nitpicking is beyond weird...the man is on the best team in the league that just won the chip....let the man celebrate, y'all (whoever these comments or rumors are coming from) are clearly miserable...

[@Aidcbxiidis]

This nga is cringe af. Never seen anyone try so hard to have his moment 😭

[@9thcup361]

It doesn't matter, they are now NBA Champs. We Celtics fans are happy for our team, and no one can take that championship away from them. Those failures in the past, paved the way for where they are now! ☘️💚🏆

[@Sain065]

I don’t where this hate came from .. like if he’s targeted .. he don’t even speak much

[@mbhftw]

I dont know how Stephen A Smith has a job in sports these days. This guy could not have been more wrong. His predictions and his insight could not have been anymore wrong. I get more accurate sports talk at my with my coworkers at lunch.

[@Prince0922]

Literally everyone is a Karen nowadays shit sad

[@Lamont47]

He definitely trying to hard and I love Tatum

[@_Riiggz]

Not hating, people are just saying he’s not original with his response to winning. He is literally copying iconic responses to winning. It’s corny. Period.

[@douglasburrell3544]

He can do what he wants

[@jw3154]

@@douglasburrell3544 Obviously. Its still corny though.

[@patrickmccaskill6238]

Nothing corny about it

[@ugobrown2357]

It is corny but he can do what he wants

[@WalterTalksSports]

@@patrickmccaskill6238🧢

[@roiroi2923]

The NBA should have made 2 finals MVPs, imagine that

[@kelvincastro694]

Leave him alone man, he is a champ, you cannot disrespect him and Jaylen Brown anymore!

[@joeyawsome2]

One thing I think the haters don’t put into consideration is how it could effect him emotionally. You never what is going on in someone’s life, for all we know, Tatum could have crippling depression and nobody would even know. As Draymond green once said “do you not think that affects someone mentally?”

[@kesenaememere8520]

Facts. This shit is corny. Jealousy is a thing.

[@flokasangelos6371]

Considering how well the organization works, his teamate's performances and his own playoff performances...No. Jayson Tatum is not a superstar at least at the moment and he is not in the same tier as Giannis, Joker and all those other guys that led their teams to championships.

[@mariachavez-eb4mf]

The one who cares about Jt is.... He is the champion this year 🎉😊

[@AdRuiZxD]

Y’all just don’t like JT. He is “corny” bc he won

[@Wza456]

He been a cornball way before winning a chip

[@class7469]

It’s some new shit surrounding Tatum every week I swear, he’s never gonna get a break

[@user-sheville]

the man won a championship... let him celebrate gyattdamm

[@KertoBrand]

Yeah I’m with you S.A the people need to stop the none-sense. He won and that is all that matters

[@Mbryantt91]

Now I will say this in all honesty!....... it's not hard for me to congratulate J T and J B ...... but as a Lakers fan I just hard to have have happy or pleasant non competitive thought for Boston!😮

[@trentmas9210]

0:11 "Ok Kanye at the Grammys lol"...

[@benjamingoodnight1025]

Tatum is just a goofball. Nothing wrong with that. He beat my Mavs fair and square. Let that man do his thing. Even if it is goofy sometimes.

[@Nonamepow]

“Jason tatum” answered the call? Or the Celtics as a team answered the call? Jaylen brown was the best player in that series.

[@Gurenn83]

So you are saying Tatum has no contribution and impact? Casual is your last name right?

[@justhereforthecomments1324]

But what you can’t say is he’s ringless👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 #champ

[@richspizzaparty]

He's had to deal with so much criticism and kept his mouth shut. He's allowed to express himself no matter how corny he may be.

[@021Richoo]

I always knew Tatum was elite

[@johnnyyang5024]

We did it, JT, Champion 🏆 Forever 😊.

[@A_Brion]

No one's hating, he just chose to be cringe and plagiarize all kinds of people instead of being unique. This is why he's not the face of NBA. He's winning at life, he's holding himself back from winning at it more.

[@Von.NorthEnd]

Nobodies hating on him. We all know he’s a champion and great player…but he’s definitely corny. That’s no knock to him tho

[@kesenaememere8520]

Na, that's still hating, bro. Who cares.

[@Von.NorthEnd]

@@kesenaememere8520 you can get butthurt all you want lil bro. KD is a corny mf but we all know how great he is. That “we did itttt” shit was forced and cringey. Corny guy but he’s a champ with millions so you can’t tell him nothing

[@kesenaememere8520]

@Von.NorthEnd ,I ain't butthurt about shit lil bro. By the end of the day, he has a chip. That's all that matters. Did you watch the game? The man was in tears minutes before the end of game 5, so that was real emotion.

[@doms5755]

@@Von.NorthEndhow was it corny and cringy? Is it only bc you’re comparing it kevin Garnett celebration?

[@Von.NorthEnd]

@@doms5755 you can just see that it was forced. Kg celebration was real emotion and passion. Tatums wasn’t real at all. It’s almost like he’s an ai in a body

[@lugrand75]

Usually don't agree with Stephen A half the time. But this is one of those times I do........Stand down and shut your "woke" asses up

[@chuckyjamesamartin1968]

This dude is so corny 😂. Wasn't even the best player on his own team and started emote spamming after winning

[@America2Monaco]

He led the team in points rebounds and assists in the playoffs. He is 100% their best player. Let's see Brown as the number 1 option. Oh wait, we did, during game 7 last year vs Miami and it was UGLY.

[@chuckyjamesamartin1968]

@@America2Monaco Yeah, except for the fact that he shot 43% for the playoffs and did a lot of frontrunning to make his stats look nicer.

[@America2Monaco]

@@chuckyjamesamartin1968 You think Brown would have done better getting double teamed? Celtics wouldn't have even made the finals if Brown was the number 1 option. He would have so many turnovers from trying to pass out of the double teams. He's a terrible passer.

[@chuckyjamesamartin1968]

@Boston2Boca So is Tatum. What's your point? And don't mention his playoff passing, h3 had the ball in his hands far more than anyone other than Brown. Tatum wasn't doubled much, especially when Tingus Pingus was on the floor

[@America2Monaco]

@chuckyjamesamartin1968 If Tatum was a terrible passer, they would have lost. You look way too old for me to have to explain any further. You should know better.. you aren't some kid.

[@unseen32808]

I'm not against him being happy but be you Jason

[@Im-wd6tx]

call him whatever TF you want just make sure you add 'Champion' salute to JT they got it done

[@grahtman]

For me the silly copying is silly, but I think he's self aware to know it's silly. The moment that really got me choked up was when he was bent over crying, and his little boy came over and gave him a hug while he cried. It was a really sweet moment.

[@andrefuller4698]

Y’all hyping up Ant man on some others but hating on Tatum on brown leave the both guys now they are champions now

[@ebrat4318]

I'm convinced that these talking heads in the media don't know basketball the way we thought they do. They are literally analysing their feelings about teams. On plain site. Celtics are 24-6 against western conference teams in regular season."best conference " If include the NBA finals, they are 28-7.

[@iBryanDBrown]

I feel ya SAS…his celebration was still lame af. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@ELV943]

Tatum averaging 27 points a game with an elite squad!!!!! 😳

[@yahyarajaee5883]

SAS and his followers think every time someone criticizes a black fella, they're hating. No mate, you can the King of the Universe and still feel insecure enough to try to imitate past legends before you. One thing to pay tribute, another thing to copy every viral thing at one night.

[@SMURFBOY12]

Ok now I'm just waiting for rdcworld to post😂.

[@SnoopWallace]

For those saying “ you don’t like Tatum because he won a ring” bro people didn’t like him BEFORE he won the ring like stop trying to control the narrative…. He’s just not liked

[@gerardparker4220]

Meh. It’s really not worth addressing the haters. They will exist win or lose.

[@SnoopWallace]

For the folks who think “people are hating on him because he won a championship”. You’re wrong. The TEAM won a championship. Tatum proved to everyone he’s not even the best player on his own team. But yet they want us to compare him to guys like Kobe ? Not going to happen. Let’s see how good he is, when his supporting cast, Jalen brown, and porzingis are no longer Celtics. How good is he then ? Same thing Kobe had to go through after Shaq

[@Pacman_996]

Steven A only protecting him from the embarrassment because he’s a ‘ BROTHER ‘

[@Eltardotv]

When you’re a champion you can say whatever you want to say lol

[@First1ToComment]

Where's Tatum baby momma at 🤔🤔☹️🤪

[@ShadowTwister28]

Not at your house bozo

[@First1ToComment]

Yours bozo?

[@ShadowTwister28]

@First1ToComment no Idiot. And just because you like your own comment doesn't mean you successfully corrected the grammar. *YOUR* as I said.

[@AMJKings]

Thank You Stephen A. I never thought I'd see the day where the losing team superstar get more praise "Kyrie Irving" than the CHAMPION after winning 4-1 in a NBA final!

[@rickydiankulu2584]

There champs ppl are mad they can’t run narritives anymore

[@joeford5181]

So what??? He's a champ

[@naytikvora7946]

I am tripping because podcast SAS is much different from espn SAS

[@marioantoniocrespoMexican92]

He will never be the next Larry bird!

[@jackdanielson1997]

24hrs of cringe copy cat moments. On top of that saying he’s the best in the world lol. 😂

[@RT-ig5cs]

Smith a master manipulator and number 1 hater. Deep down you know he doing too much

[@Seltz_]

we acknowledge all that Steve. hes corny. period.

[@nickx4576]

JT is A copy cat

[@user-ix5pl4et9q]

Jayson Tatum and his Boston Celtics team they are champions. May God bless them always Amen 🙏 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ ,! ,L

[@chadm6398]

Yo the Kanye one is clever tho

[@captainminimeat4780]

“some shii just cringe worthy, it don’t even gotta be deep i guess” - k dot

[@kalyankonduru5831]

the hate this man is getting is unreal "trying too hard" wtf

[@pjtagle7731]

The title is wild

[@804MRMAN]

When the game was over and he separated himself, with all the theatrics hoping the team would embrace him was super corny. But let that man live!

[@crimsonflame7188]

I agree with Stephen a

[@brianmacon889]

He weird for criticizing Jt

[@proudmisfit4405]

huh? STEPHEN LITERALLY PRAISED HIM

[@williamgolston5399]

You ain't watch. Just commented

[@brianmacon889]

@@williamgolston5399 smd

[@brianmacon889]

@@proudmisfit4405 I’ll drop the addy if you wanna do something

[@SAMUELXFIT]

I would like you to bring Tatum to the pod

[@cmspearit4850]

The King of hating for no reason is tryna tell other people not to hate for no reason😂🤡

[@spurstilidie4637]

Just want clear some things out....JT is not Kobe, he's a good player but not on that level. JT is definitely a cornball but is now a champion. A well deserved champion him & JB deserve it after being battle tested & scrutinized by the media all these years. So they can celebrate all they want, congrats Celtics 👏 🏆

[@Yoofen]

Is this guy too passionate, too happy?

[@otislamar8613]

Let him talk his talk

[@dexterdog1659]

He's fucking corny idgaf if he won a chip call it what it is 😂

[@itsddashrock]

I feel like this should be his 2nd title but I’m still not mad the Celtics won, they were the best TEAM. The Mavs still have the same issues from a team standpoint. The Wolves would of been a more interesting matchup..

[@PublicSecretPlan]

“hating” I ain’t hating tatum cause he won. im happy for him. but im cringing at his celebrations i can be happy for him and still cringe. it aint exclusive