Jaylen Brown blows off Jayson Tatum before first game against each other

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Jaylen Brown blows off Jayson Tatum before first game against each other

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated Nov 10, 2026 10:18 PM ET

Jaylen Brown was in no mood for pleasantries with his former co-star.

The Philadelphia 76ers played on Tuesday against the Boston Celtics at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pa. The game marked the first time that the 76ers star Brown faced off against Jayson Tatum and the Celtics as an opponent after being traded by Boston over the summer.

Immediately before tip-off, Tatum went to go acknowledge his longtime co-star Brown. Unfortunately, Brown completely blew Tatum off and was more interested in fiddling around with the game ball instead.

Here is the video of the awkward moment.

Jaylen Brown did not acknowledge Jayson Tatum https://t.co/nDUDfG2ICC
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Tatum, 28, and Brown, 30, were teammates in Boston from 2017-26 and became almost inextricably linked as the Celtics’ homegrown star duo (eventually leading Boston to an NBA title together in 2024). But the two co-stars eventually outgrew each other, especially after Brown had a career year for the Celtics last season with Tatum recovering from an Achilles injury (and wanted center billing as a result).

Brown got traded to the 76ers in July and would go on to ignite a messy public beef with Tatum after the 2026-27 NBA season began. Now it is clear that the bad blood has extended face-to-face as well, at least on Brown’s part.

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