Raptors troll ‘soft’ Celtics star Jayson Tatum on social media after beating Boston
'If you're so tough, why you didn't get Finals MVP last year? Why'd you let your running mate (Brown) do it?'
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With just 10 wins so far this season, the Toronto Raptors aren’t really in position to be throwing stones on social media.
That didn’t stop them from taking a swipe at Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum, however.
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After the Raptors scored a big upset win over the reigning NBA champions, the club’s social media team not-so-subtly trolled one Boston’s superstar.
The team’s official account posted a photo of retired NBA star Brandon Jennings and a screencap of the game’s boxscore.
The caption was simply a four-leaf clover emoji.
Why the photo of Jennings? He’s embroiled in a feud with Tatum after calling the four-time all-NBA player “soft.”
Tatum and Jennings, who retired in 2019, have engaged in an online battle over the past week on social media.
While on Gilbert Arenas’ podcast earlier this month, Jennings asked if Tatum was the “softest Boston Celtics superstar ever,” while pointing out that Jaylen Brown was named NBA Finals MVP for the team.
“If you’re so tough, why you didn’t get Finals MVP last year?” Jennings said. “Why’d you let your running mate (Brown) do it?”
He slightly walked back the comment, saying he would be more afraid of Brown on the court than Tatum.
“Not afraid, more just like, it’s going to be tough today. Damn, I got to be on my s— today,” he added.
Tatum responded with an Instagram post last week that included several highlight clips and a meme caption reading: “SoFtesT SuPeRstar in CeLtiC HiStoRy.”
Tatum also addressed it in a postgame news conference after losing to the Sacramento Kings last Friday.
The five-time all-star clarified that he’s not mad, but he “had some time (Thursday)” to address it.
He said he wasn’t surprised that the noise around his play hasn’t gone away after winning a title and an Olympic gold medal last summer in Paris.
“Surprised? No. I think it comes with being one of the best players in the league,” Tatum said. “The more you accomplish, the more it gives people the opportunity to nitpick at things. If I wasn’t who I was or had a certain status, people would probably not talk about me as much. But I’m not the first superstar in league history to deal with this. It comes with it.”
Jennings stirred the pot again on Tuesday, arguing Tatum isn’t a top-five Celtic of all time.
In a clip with Arenas, Jennings put Bill Russell, Paul Pierce, Kevin McHale, Larry Bird and Kevin Garnett on his list.
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