Boston Celtics: Time for Jayson Tatum to come home

Jayson Tatum has had a difficult time playing for Team USA and now it is time for him to come home to the Boston Celtics.

It is always an honor to get to play for your country, but it definitely hasn’t been a fun time for Jayson Tatum. Boston Celtics fans haven’t gotten to see a lot from the forward.

Before the FIBA World Cup, Tatum just couldn’t get himself going in the team’s warmup games. He looked like a shell of himself on the court. While players like Jaylen Brown and Kemba Walker were dominating, Tatum was just lagging behind.

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Tatum improved slightly once the games started to matter. In the team’s first two games he averaged 10.5 points and 7.5 rebounds.

But things came crashing down when the young phenom suffered an ankle injury. Boston Celtics fans anxiously waited to find out how severe the injury might be.

Thankfully it appears that Tatum made it out alright. His ankle injury isn’t anything serious. Still I think it is time for Tatum to end his international play for this year.

Now the Celtics have gotten blessed with the ability to kick their season off early. With 4 key players on Team USA, they have gotten a chance to build some chemistry.

But now that Tatum is hurt it is better that he just rests up before the start of the season. There is a chance that he sustains a worse ankle injury if he tries to come back to quickly.

Boston needs Tatum to perform well this season. He will be looked upon to be one of the team’s top scorers. Without Tatum it will be a short season for the Celtics. They need all hands on deck if they want to make a run in the playoffs.

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So hopefully Jayson Tatum will focus on resting up instead of trying to play for Team USA.

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