Celtics' Jayson Tatum Says Olympics Benching 'Was Different and It Was Challenging'

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Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum reflected on his limited playing time for the U.S. men's national team in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

"It was a lot. In the age of social media, you see everything," Tatum said, per Jared Weiss of The Athletic. "You see all the tweets and the people on the podcasts and people on TV giving their opinion on whether they thought it was a good decision or it was an outrageous decision or whatever. Obviously, I wanted to contribute more, and I've never been in [this] situation."

"I started playing basketball at [age] 3 at the YMCA, and I've never not played, so it was different and it was challenging," he added.

Tatum…