The Boston Celtics have had two dynamic, young stars to build around for a half-decade now. They were each drafted with the No. 3 pick in consecutive years and placed right into a playoff environment from virtually the moment they stepped on an NBA court. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown run TD Garden, and they do it together.
Despite that, a narrative questioning their friendship has popped up this year. Stadium’s Jeff Goodman went on WEEI in June and said “They’re not buddies, no. They like each other but they don’t hang out off the court.”
Tatum and Brown sat down with NBC Sports Boston’s Chris Forsberg in an exclusive interview released Thursday to clarify some of those questions.
Here are some of the most notable quotes from the interview:
