‘Awkward’ Jaylen Brown refuses to speak more about Celtics teammate Jayson Tatum getting benched in Olympics 

I don't have any comments right now. I'm focused on the Oakland XChange, and I'm excited about that. Jayson will be fine. Jayson Tatum will be fine. Jaylen Brown said to NBC Sports

Despite winning gold at the tournament, Tatum played in only four games, which included the gold medal game, and averaged 17.7 minutes and 5.3 points. He came off the bench in all his appearances and struggled with his beyond-arc shots.

Both players would need to put that aside and focus on the difficult task ahead, defending their title. This is something that hasn’t been done since Kevin Durant was on the books of the Golden State Warriors. 

Attempts to break up Celtics duo of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, Gilbert Arenas says

Leading the Boston Celtics to their 18th championship has not stopped the criticism of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. There’s been a narrative going around that there are those who want to break them up.

On a recent episode on Gilbert Arenas’ podcast, Gilbert Arenas made a bold statement which has made fans wonder if there’s any truth to it. 

They (are) breaking this team up, man. Have you ever seen a championship team be dissected the way this has? The best player, if you're it or he's it, you got the world doing that. Then, one doesn't make the (Olympic) team. He didn't get invited. Gilbert Arenas said on his podcast

It’s a tricky moment for the Celtics right now and fans would be eager to see the chemistry between the two players when they resume the season for the defending champions. The C’s would need both star players on deck for a successful title defense.