Before we delve into Jackie MacMullan’s latest column, there’s an update on Jayson Tatum’s status for tonight’s game:
Fantastic. We shouldn’t need much from Tatum to defeat Golden State. It will be nice for JT to shake off any rust with Philly looming on Saturday.
Jackie has a cool story about Pop roasting Tatum about his lack of defensive effort during Team USA workouts.
It was awesome,” says Marcus Smart, who was in the film room with the U.S. squad. “Pop brings out the intensity by doing that, makes you want to be great.