Jayson Tatum seems to like Kyrie Irving personally, which makes sense.
After all, Irving and Tatum played together on the Celtics for two years — Tatum’s first two season in the NBA. At the time, they shared an agent. They even vacationed together before Irving arrived in Boston. Irving has been spotted playing with Tatum’s son Deuce — a surefire way to get in the good graces of most parents.
So whether Tatum hushed the crowd for Jaylen Brown’s free throws in the closing minutes of Sunday’s 126-120 victory because he wanted Brown to concentrate or because he didn’t appreciate the “Ky-rie Sucks!