The Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics had their first matchup of the regular season on Wednesday night. This was a highly-anticipated game for many r

Jayson Tatum said that getting revenge on Steve Kerr for his Olympic benching wasn't on his mind when the Celtics took on the Warriors.

The Warriors coach — who became an enemy in Boston for benching forward Jayson Tatum in the 2024 Paris Olympics — was booed mercilessly during introductions before his team took down the reigning champs in a 118-112 victory in Boston on Wednesday.

With as much talent as this past summer's U.S. men's Olympic basketball team took to Paris, someone was bound to get the short end of the playing time stick. Tyrese Haliburton was a pretty predictable also-ran for his defensive deficiencies,

In four Olympic appearances, Tatum averaged just 5.3 points in 17.7 minutes per game on 38.1% shooting from the field. Only Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton appeared in fewer games (three) over Team USA's run to the gold medal.

Despite receiving backlash over his lack of playing time for Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum at the Paris Olympics, Golden State Warriors head coach

When Jayson Tatum rode the bench during the Summer Olympics, many questioned why the All-NBA forward wasn’t in the game. People took shots at head coach Steve Kerr for not playing him throughout the entire journey.