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As most of his teammates shared these stories in a hallway outside their locker room, forward Jayson Tatum, who was probably the Celtic closest to Bryant, was still inside, facing his locker, and silent. Tatum idolized Bryant as a child, and then lived out a dream when he was able to work out with him last year. He declined to speak to reporters after the Celtics’ 123-108 loss to the Pelicans on Sunday.