Jayson Tatum is hitting back this week at his surprising new hater.
Ex-Milwaukee Bucks guard Brandon Jennings raised eyebrows this week with his comments about the Boston Celtics star Tatum. In an appearance on Gilbert Arenas’ show “Gil’s Arena,” Jennings slammed Tatum as “the softest Boston Celtics superstar ever.” Jennings took issue with Tatum’s game and questioned why he had “let” teammate Jaylen Brown win the Finals MVP award last season.
Here is the full clip of Jennings’ remarks (but beware of foul language).
BJ: "Is [Jayson Tatum] the softest Boston Celtics superstar ever?"
Gil: "Whoever saying he's soft… that's a soft ass 28ppg he's averaging. Go on out there and get your head bust!"
Brandon Jennings gets the Arena to crash out over his Jayson Tatum take 🤬 pic.twitter.com/bwuEleCRB4
— Gilbert Arenas (@GilsArenaShow) January 5, 2025
Tatum responded to Jennings’ comments in an Instagram post on Wednesday. Following Tuesday’s victory over the Denver Nuggets (Boston’s fourth in five games), Tatum shared some of his recent highlights with the caption, “SoFtesT SuPeRstar in CeLtiC HiStoRy.” That was similar to the “Mocking SpongeBob” meme, in which someone uses alternating upper- and lower-case letters to mock something said by someone else.
Even after winning his first career championship with the Celtics last season, Tatum, a five-time All-Star, continues to have detractors. Perhaps it is due to his cringeworthy antics or blatant plagiarism. But the now-35-year-old Jennings, who played in the NBA from 2009 to 2017, has joined his chorus of haters, and Tatum is not afraid to hate back.