Jayson Tatum's Mom Sends Strong Message After Another Benching at Olympics

Team USA defeated Serbia in the 2024 Paris Olympics semifinals, advancing to the gold medal game against France. It was Steph Curry and LeBron James who led the way for Team USA in this win, as both players made history.

For Curry, he recorded the second-highest-scoring Olympic game in Team USA history with 36 points. For James, he became the first player in Olympics history with multiple triple-doubles.

With a tighter rotation in this semifinals game, head coach Steve Kerr once again removed Jayson Tatum from his rotation. The Boston Celtics star and 2024 NBA champion did not play a single minute, which his mom reacted to in a post on X:

"No he not," Tatum's mother, Brandy Cole, wrote in response to a post asking if Tatum is injured. "But if you find out what’s going on please let me know - unacceptable and makes NO SENSE."

Tatum's mother also reposted this post that directly called out Kerr, saying he should not coach Team USA in 2028:

Kerr used 10 players in this game but primarily went with a nine-man rotation. Celtics guard Derrick White played just seven minutes, and Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant was the only reserve to play more than 13 minutes.

Tatum and Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton were the only two players for Team USA who received zero minutes.

Tatum has appeared in three of Team USA's five games at the Olympics, totaling 60 minutes played. Only Haliburton (26 minutes) has played less than Tatum for Team USA.

In his 60 minutes played, Tatum has scored 19 points on 18 field goal attempts.

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