Celtics superstars Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum will start the season with a similar motivation that’s fueled by Team USA. Brown, who was snubbed from the roster, and Tatum, who was utilized as the 11th man, are going to showcase why it was a mistake to treat them the way they did.

For Brown, there’s more politics involved with Nike and his stance on the shoe company. Over the years, Brown has covered the Nike logo if he wears a pair for a game. He’s also publicly called out the company for their lack of ethics according to Brown.

For Tatum, his situation is a little simpler than Brown’s feud with Nike, but a feud with head coach Steve Kerr for utilizing him as the 11th man on the roster. This decision didn’t make much sense to anyone in the NBA community, including Draymond Green who spoke about it on his podcast.

Together, Brown and Tatum enter the season as defending champions with more fuel added to their fire than ever before. The Celtics host the Golden State Warriors Nov. 6 and it’s safe to say that this game is circled on both of their calendars, as it is for many Celtics fans.

Here are other news and notes coming from the Celtics as the offseason continues:

• Kristaps Porzingis continues his recovery in Latvia.
• Jaylen Brown dropped a new single with A$AP FERG called “Just Do It”, a title that hits Nike and includes a verse that goes at Kevin Porter Jr., Brown’s girlfriend Kysre Gondrezick’s ex-boyfriend.
• Al Horford has the itch to get back on the court.
• Derrick White and the Larry O’Brien Trophy went to the BMW Classic.
• A month-by-month breakdown of the Celtics schedule.
• Joe and Camai Mazzulla brought the Larry O’Brien Trophy to the Kenny Chesney concert at Gillette Stadium.
• Team USA legend Carmelo Anthony tries to explain what happened to Jayson Tatum in the Olympics.
• Jeff Bezos is not a good fit for the Celtics, here’s why.
• Former Celtics Matt Ryan was waived by the Pelicans after landing a three-year, $6,078,471 contract.
• Sam Hauser’s brother, Joey, signed an Exhibit-10 deal with the Atlanta Hawks after going undrafted in 2023 and spent last year in the G League with the Ontario Clippers.

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