Jayson Tatum is still frustrated over 1 missed call in Game 5
May 15, 2022; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) celebrates during the second half of their win over the Milwaukee Bucks in game seven of the second round of the 2022 NBA playoffs at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
The Boston Celtics closed out the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Wednesday, but Jayson Tatum was still stewing over one controversial play a day later.
Tatum received a technical foul late in the second quarter of Wednesday’s game for dismissively waving off Tony Brothers for failing to call a foul. Tatum felt he was hit on the arm by Cleveland’s Evan Mobley but did not get the call and did not hide his frustration.
Tony Brothers is misses a clear foul on Tatum, but has no issues calling a tech over a small arm wave?! Are you kidding me? If your feelings are THAT fragile then you have no business being a ref. pic.twitter.com/9x6WGviodR
— Michelle ☘️🇨🇦 (@xCarRadio13) May 16, 2024
Tatum brought the receipts a day later. He posted an image of the play in question that clearly showed Mobley making contact with his arm. Tatum added a caption, still exasperated that the play led to him getting a technical foul.
"Then I got a tech."
Jayson Tatum was pulling out the receipt on this play with Evan Mobley 😅
(via @jaytatum0 / Snapchat) pic.twitter.com/tp1IbUY1ra
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) May 16, 2024
“Then I get a tech,” Tatum wrote.
The Celtics wound up winning 113-98, so Tatum is mostly over the issue now, one would assume. Brothers, meanwhile, handed out one of the softest techs of the season a couple months ago, so Tatum can take comfort in the fact that he is not alone.
