Boston Celtics head coach seemingly wants to fight Brandon Jennings for his recent comments about Jayson Tatum.

Jayson Tatum heard the outside noise and responded after getting shade thrown at him by a former NBA star. The Boston Celtics forward became a talking point during last week's episode of the "Gil's Arena" podcast. Host Gilbert Arenas had a fiery discussion about Tatum with former NBA veterans Brandon Jennings and Nick Young.

Jayson Tatum recently came fire after Brandon Jennings called him 'the softest superstar in Celtics' for failing to win a regular season or Finals MVP

Celtics star Jayson Tatum isn't flashy enough for former Bucks scorer Brandon Jennings, and it says a lot about NBA discourse.

Celtics star Jayson Tatum had a response on social media this week regarding comments made by former NBA player Brandon Jennings.

Jayson Tatum scored 29 points, Kristaps Porzingis added 25 and the Boston Celtics held off the depleted Denver Nuggets 118-106 as three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic sat out because of an illness

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić and Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum have been named the NBA Players of the Week for Week 11 of the 2024-25 season. NBA Players of the Week for Week 11.

What did Jennings say about Tatum that caused him to respond? Here's more on Jennings' comments and the ensuing responses from Tatum, the Celtics' social team and head coach Joe Mazzulla.

Mazzulla went on to strongly defend his star player in the same radio interview, calling Tatum “one of the best Celtics of all time” while stressing the need to ignore outsiders’ opinions.

The Boston Celtics ’ main superstar Jayson Tatum has been the center of most scrutiny for the team. Recently, former Milwaukee Bucks point guard Brandon Jennings called out Tatum for being the ‘softest’ Celtics superstar ever, and now it’s turned into a full on beef. Here’s how it started, and how it’s going.

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum gets back at Brandon Jennings for calling him the softest superstar in the NBA right now.