Jayson Tatum was very bad for most of Thursday night’s Game 6 against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Until he wasn’t.
The Celtics star was 1-of-14 from the floor through three-and-half quarters and it looked like his poor performance was going to be a major reason why his team was going to lose the series.
But then Tatum lit up in the final minutes, hitting three huge three-pointers and leading the Celtics to a come-from-behind win on the road to force a Game 7 back in Boston on Sunday.
Right after the game he explained how he was able to get it going after being so bad for most of the night:
"I'm ... humbly, one of the best basketball players in the world."
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 12, 2023
Jayson Tatum after Game 6 win vs. Sixers pic.twitter.com/ANd13uB0MD
That is very true, as he was a first-team All-NBA selection this season.
But lots of fans didn’t love that humble part:
This is the most UN HUMBLE thing to say after struggling even tho he came alive in the 4th!! https://t.co/PlWFi4Jvdw
— Philly Talk Podcast (@Philly_Mike25) May 12, 2023
he had one point at half time bruh https://t.co/0wmxmHL6Rs
— envy⁷⁷ (@LUKAMAGlC) May 12, 2023
Bruh what? https://t.co/1CDAFuvTe8
— Donovan Mitchell’s Burner (@Wonovan1) May 12, 2023
You can’t shoot like this and say you’re so great https://t.co/zmbb8ig9dB pic.twitter.com/3AIOve0D1l
— JC🇨🇳 (@hunchowackjack) May 12, 2023
how are you humbly one of the best players in the world when you played 43 minutes and had 19 pts and went 5-21 and 4-11 with 4 turnovers 👀 make that make sense 😒 https://t.co/ssq7zX16Ns
— 𝓑𝓻𝔂𝓬𝓮 𝓖𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓼 (@D1bryce1) May 12, 2023
Relax big deuce 😂😂 u almost blew the season not showing up til late tonight https://t.co/hOrtQvISEw
— MAXX RODEWAY (@rodewaymaxey) May 12, 2023
Dude scores 19 points and HUMBLY calls himself one of the best in the world https://t.co/clgdEiCXam pic.twitter.com/aPyHyPE3fF
— Big Ry 🦦 (@AirNordin23) May 12, 2023
