{"id":119503,"date":"2025-01-22T14:17:50","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T19:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=119503"},"modified":"2025-01-22T14:17:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T19:17:50","slug":"awkward-jayson-tatum-steve-kerr-interaction-reignites-beef-narrative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/01\/22\/awkward-jayson-tatum-steve-kerr-interaction-reignites-beef-narrative\/","title":{"rendered":"Awkward Jayson Tatum Steve Kerr Interaction Reignites \u2018Beef\u2019 Narrative"},"content":{"rendered":"

Playing without the likes of Draymond Green<\/a>, Jonathan Kuminga<\/a>, and a host of other key role players, the Warriors put together a less-than-impressive performance during their most recent loss to the Boston Celtics. In full, the loss was not only unimpressive but historic. With a final score of 125-85, the Warriors\u2019 40-point drubbing was not just their worst home loss under Steve Kerr<\/a>, but their worst home loss<\/a> in 40 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ultimately, the brutal home loss was just another prime example of the Warriors showing their inability to keep pace with teams like the Celtics. While most of the postgame discourse was focused on how the Warriors can immediately improve<\/a> Stephen Curry<\/a>\u2019s supporting cast, another postgame moment garnered a fair amount of attention. <\/span>Immediately after the game concluded, Celtics’ star Jayson Tatum<\/a> and Warriors’ coach Steve Kerr shared a brief but awkward interaction while Tatum was talking to Curry. Of course, the moment only made waves because of the two\u2019s shared history. Nevertheless, there’s still a bit of resentment between the two due to recent Olympic-related circumstances.<\/p>\n