Jaylen Brown repeatedly snubs ex-teammate Jayson Tatum as Celtics crush Sixers ‘lambchops and some gravy’

Jaylen Brown offered Jayson Tatum no greeting before Philadelphia’s 123-101 defeat by Boston, renewing attention on the former Celtics team-mates’ strained relationship. The tension stems from Brown learning he had been discussed in trade talks and confronting Tatum about their future together; Brown was traded to Philadelphia days later.

ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that the pair have not spoken face-to-face since a dinner in France last June, and that Tatum’s calls and texts went unanswered. Brown scored 13 points and Tatum 21 in Tuesday’s game. Together, they reached five conference finals and two NBA Finals, and won the 2024 NBA title; Brown later joked that there might be “a little lambchops and some gravy”.