Marc Stein rightfully calls out the laughable Jayson Tatum discourse

Feb 28, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) shares a laugh with Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson (13) at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-Imagn Images | Winslow Townson-Imagn ImagesThe amount of conversation around Jayson Tatum and his comeback from injury all season long grew almost nauseating by the time he finally returned. Not because of anything that Tatum did or didn’t do, but just because of all the noise around him and the Celtics, and what an impact player he has proven to be in his career.

Not only was the discourse growing louder, but it was also the most obnoxious, lowest-common-denominator kind of discourse. We heard…