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By Matt Audilet
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Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum were teammates for nine years with the Boston Celtics, winning an NBA championship together.
However, their long-standing partnership didn't end on the best of terms — at least according to Brown.
Brown was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers this past offseason. Following this blockbuster move, Brown publicly insinuated that there was growing tension between him and Tatum in Boston.
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Brown and Tatum faced off against each other for the first time this past Tuesday. And before tipoff of this highly-anticipated matchup, Brown snubbed an attempted pregame handshake from Tatum.
Tatum got the best of Brown in this first meeting, scoring 21 points in the Celtics' 123-101 win. Meanwhile, Brown had the worst game of his 76ers career so far — scoring 13 points and contributing a team-worst -27 plus/minus as he dealt with foul trouble.
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Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green believes Brown's bad game came as a result of him ignoring Tatum.
“When things like that happen and you’re not willing to speak, that says more about you than the other person," Green said on his podcast. "Your aura ain’t right, your juju ain’t right, you got your head down and stuff. Then it carried over into the game and so I don’t really love that.”
Brown and the 76ers will face off against the Indiana Pacers in their next matchup on Sunday. Tatum and the Celtics are set for a matchup against the Dallas Mavericks.
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