Jayson Tatum was asked if Brandon Jennings calling him soft or Scottie Barnes clapping in his face made him want to play more angry.

Jaylen Brown scored 28 points and Jayson Tatum added 27, including a tiebreaking jumper with 0.2 seconds left, as the visiting Boston Celtics held off the New Orleans Pelicans 118-116 on Friday night.

Before this recent six-in-seven run of wins, and during a period when an injured Barnes missed 35 of 88 games, Toronto's record was 4-31.

After the Celtics' 121–94 win over the Orlando Magic on Friday, Tatum was asked about these shots at him. The 26-year-old kept his response brief, bluntly responding, “I don’t know, I guess I’m a big deal.”

The Toronto Raptors see Scottie Barnes as the type of two-way player who can become one of the best players in the NBA

On Wednesday night, the Boston Celtics are playing the Clippers in Los Angeles. Before the game (on Tuesday), Jayson Tatum made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel.

Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics has millions of fans and is one of the most famous players in the NBA. But he also has his fair share of critics and people who think he doesn’t live up to the hype.

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Scottie Barnes has always been able to do special things on the defensive end of the basketball court. Before he was zipping no-look passes across the floor, mastering the mid-range or posting triple-doubles,

Atlanta forward Jalen Johnson plans to have shoulder surgery and miss the remainder of the season, a major blow to the struggling Hawks’ efforts to remain in the Eastern Conference playoff race.

The Toronto Raptors forward was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week by the NBA on Monday, bookending a perfect 3-0 stretch for the team.

DALLAS (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 23, including Boston’s first 11 of the third quarter, and the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-107 on Saturday night in the first meeting between the teams since the NBA Finals.