Jayson Tatum wandered into Memphis while discussing his Celtics career
The The Memphis Grizzlies are down about the tough times so far during the 2025-26 NBA season, recently losing Ja Morant yes another injury as trade rumors swirl around the franchise. The Grizzlies are currently under the .500 mark on the season and would miss the postseason entirely if the season ends today.
The recently injured star of the Boston Celtics Jayson Tatum appeared on The Pivot podcast to discuss the pressures of playing in Boston, and used the Grizzlies as an example NBA’s inability to get his point across.
“The career I have right now, if I had it with the Grizzlies, I would have a statue outside the arena,” Tatum told NBA Courtside on X, formerly Twitter.
While Tatum would certainly be on the Grizzlies short list, he also likely wouldn’t have had nearly the postseason success he currently has had he been drafted anywhere but Boston, becoming a rare top-three pick to join a team that was the top seed in the conference the previous season.
Grizzlies fans may also have reservations about Tatum’s comments given his reputation as a playoff player, which continued last year with back-to-back losses in Games 1 and 2 against the New York Knicks before suffering a devastating Achilles injury from which he is still recovering.
Still, the comments only further solidify the Grizzlies’ status as one of the symbols of NBA purgatory, a reputation they hoped to shake at the dawn of the Morant era a few years ago. However, Morant’s tenure in Memphis appears to be at an end, and now the team is fielding offers for their star as the Feb. 5 deadline approaches.
Either way, the Grizzlies will take the court next Wednesday night at home against the suddenly competent Charlotte Hornets.
2026-01-27 21:32:00
