NBA Champion Ripped Jayson Tatum After Boston Celtics Lost Game 2

NBA Champion Kendrick Perkins spoke about Jayson Tatum on ESPN's First Take.

Mar 17, 2024; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) reacts / Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY Sports

UPDATE: The Celtics won Game 3 by a score of 106-93, and Jayson Tatum led the way with 33 points.

Kendrick Perkins sent out a post on X following the victory.

Perkins: "Completely different Celtics team when Tatum decides to be Powerful instead of Popular. Finally ARRIVED to the Playoffs and did it in Great Fashion on the road where Superstars supposed to show up. Carry on…"

Completely different Celtics team when Tatum decides to be Powerful instead of Popular. Finally ARRIVED to the Playoffs and did it in Great Fashion on the road where Superstars supposed to show up. Carry on…

— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) May 12, 2024

On Saturday evening, the Boston Celtics are playing the Cleveland Cavaliers in Ohio for Game 3 of their second-round playoff series.

The Celtics are coming off a disappointing 118-94 loss (at home) in Game 2.

After Game 2, ESPN's Kendrick Perkins spoke about Jayson Tatum on First Take (h/t ClutchPoints).

Perkins: "I'm so over Jayson Tatum. When is Jayson Tatum gonna arive? This is my thing with Jayson Tatum. He talked about this in interviews, he talked about how he couldn't wait for this moment, how nothing in the regular season mattered to him. He just couldn’t wait to get to the postseason. Well, damn it, it’s here. What are you going to do about it?"

“I’m so over Jayson Tatum. When is he going to arrive?... He talked about this in interviews... He couldn’t wait to get to the postseason. Well, it’s here. What are you going to do about it?... It’s in your hands.”

— Kendrick Perkins 👀

(via @ESPNNBA)pic.twitter.com/qEEuyQp6NT

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) May 11, 2024

Tatum finished Game 2 with 25 points, seven rebounds, six assists and one steal while shooting 7/17 from the field and 2/5 from the three-point range in 38 minutes of playing time.

The series is currently tied at 1-1 after the teams split Games 1 and 2 in Boston.

May 9, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) reacts after a play / David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports

Tatum finished the regular season with averages of 26.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 47.1% from the field and 37.6% from the three-point range in 74 games.

The Celtics are the first seed in the Eastern Conference and had the best record in the league (64-18).

They have made the Eastern Conference Finals five times in the previous seven times, but have been unable to win a title since the 2008 season when Paul Pierce was still on the roster.

"For someone who is great, it is entirely unacceptable." 😳 @stephenasmith on Jayson Tatum's numbers this postseason 🏀 pic.twitter.com/XQMvrloFVr

— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) May 12, 2024