Charles Barkley takes sarcastic dig at Jason Tatum

Charles Barkley takes sarcastic dig at Jason Tatum
Charles Barkley and Jason Tatum

Former NBA star Charles Barkley takes a humorous dig at Boston Celtic’ cornerstone and marquee man Jason Tatum over his golf skills and rookie extension. Tatum in many ways led the Celtics to the Eastern Conference Finals where they were outplayed by underdogs Miami Heat. Although the Boston side have lost their 4th scoring option in Gordon Hayward. But have managed to keep intact their trio of Tatum, Walker and Brown in their roster. 

There is no doubt that Celtics have been one of the top contenders in the Eastern Conference. But many suggest they lack a final push in pressure situations. The team also lost backup center Enes Kanter but got Cavaliers’ Tristan Thompson, who is a probable upgrade at the center position. Thompson is arguably a much better starting option than Daniel Theis. 

Charles Barkley gives a double shoutout to Jason Tatum 

Tatum initially took a dig at the Hall of Famer and tweeted, “Chuck been working on his game I see.” 

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To this Chuck said, “I want Jayson Tatum. He had no competition down at the bubble. He had Steve Smith and Chris Webber that’s no competition. I want Jayson Tatum. Oh, and first of all, he just got all that money too! That’s a lot of money, Jayson Tatum” 

The Boston Celtics will surely miss the output from Gordon Hayward, but the newer signings of Jeff Teague and Tristan Thompson are welcome additions to the roster. The Celtics are a serious contender for the East but might still be a star away to be serious contenders for the title. Having said that, the NBA preseason is all set to begin from December 11, Celtics play 2 games in the pre season before the season starts from December 22.

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