It would not be hard for a fan of the Boston Celtics to look at the stat line produced by star Celtics forward Jayson Tatum in Boston’s recent bounce-back win vs. the Phoenix Suns and think the St. Louis native played well.
Tatum did put up 29 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists on 11-of-28 shooting (including 5-of-9 from beyond the arc), after all — hardly what most people would call a bad night for the Duke alum. But by his own admission postgame, Tatum said he “stunk it up” early in the contest, only finding his stroke late in the game.
The fact that the star Celtics swingman was self-aware enough to know how poorly he played and why it mattered to his team impressed ESPN’s Michael Wilbon on a recent episode of the “NBA Countdown” show.
Check it out in the clip above to hear what else Wilbon had to say about JT.
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