Grant Williams, the guy who actually played alongside Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown for years on the Boston Celtics, just dropped some serious insight into their relationship. He knows all about that media narrative claiming the two Jays have a fractured bond, and he’s not having it.
No Disdain, Just Straight Respect
Williams does not believe there are any real issues between Tatum and Brown personally. They’re rivals now, sure, with Tatum still on the Celtics and Brown over on the Philadelphia 76ers. Both of their teams are lining up as top contenders in the Eastern Conference, and they’re in the same Atlantic Division. So yeah, they’re gonna be true adversaries on the court. But Williams is convinced that doesn’t mean their friendship is dead.
He explained how these two constantly made each other better, training together, learning from one another. “You can bring the best out of someone else beside you. And I think that’s what it was for those two, that they had respect for one another, they enjoyed being around one another when they’re on the court, as well as they didn’t have any disdain for one another off the floor. So that’s something I can just vividly say is that I don’t think those guys disliked each other at all,” Williams told SiriusXM NBA Radio. It sounds like the locker room vibe was solid between them.
Rivalry Gets Hotter With No Bad Blood?
Despite the clear personal respect, this new dynamic is adding serious fuel to the 76ers vs. Celtics rivalry. Jaylen Brown revealed he felt some disrespect when he left the Celtics, and Jayson Tatum himself admitted it’s gonna be weird playing against Brown now. It’s a fresh layer to an already intense matchup.
So, while there might not be any personal animosity between them, the shift makes the games themselves even more compelling. The league is gonna be watching how this plays out. You know we’ll be glued to every matchup between these two squads this season. It’s gonna be electric!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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