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Justin Quinn

Boston’s Jayson Tatum opens up about Celtics’ rough start to 2021-22 NBA season

Boston Celtics star forward Jayson Tatum recently sat down with former NBA player JJ Redick to talk all things Celtics with Redick on his podcast, “The Old Man and the 3” in a wide-ranging interview that touched on plenty of NBA-related topics as well as aspects of their personal lives.

Reddick and Tatum both happen to be alumni of the Duke Blue Devils NCAA Men’s basketball program as well, which of course came up also as the pair discussed the impact of the Duke alumni network on their lives. But the bulk of the conversation remained trained on Tatum’s play with the Celtics, particularly some of the early-season criticism the team was subjected to after uneven performances made for a poor record.

“It caught me off guard for sure,” said Tatum of the critiques.

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