“If you took the name and the face away from all my accomplishments and you’re just like, ‘This is what this Player A accomplished at 26,’ people would talk about me a lot differently,” Jayson Tatum recently shared. His comment revealed that the Boston superstar feels he’s underappreciated by the basketball community. But two of the most knowledgeable voices in the game have now intervened to give Jayson his props. One of them is his head coach, Joe Mazzulla, but the other will probably surprise you.The Celtics coach said that a highly motivated person like Jayson Tatum didn’t really need the validation of others. “I think he is a very highly intrinsically motivated person that has the opportunity to do great things individually and as a team,” explained Mazzulla.Joe Mazzulla on Jayson Tatum:“To be (almost) 27 and have the career that he’s had, with also the opportunity, God willing, that he has going forward, he has an understanding of where he can get to and where he can help the team get to.” pic.twitter.com/w6wRY3f52K— Taylor Snow (@taylorcsnow) February 26, 2025He then praised Tatum, opining that big things were in store for him moving forward. “So I think he wakes up every day with that motivation and that opportunity. To be 27 and have the career that he’s had with also the opportunity god willing that he has going forward. He has an understanding of where he can get to. And where he can help the team get to.”(THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY…)The post Joe Mazzulla Intervenes Over Jayson Tatum’s Sensitive Confession as NBA Coach Clears Stance on Celtics Star appeared first on EssentiallySports.