Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum keep their distance early as Celtics visit 76ers for 1st time since trade

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Jaylen Brown hit some jumpers on the Sixers' end of the court. Jayson Tatum warmed up on his side with his Celtics teammates.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jaylen Brown hit some jumpers on the Sixers’ end of the court. Jayson Tatum warmed up on his side with his Celtics teammates.

Brown and Tatum kept their distance during pregame warmups ahead of Tuesday’s game when the Celtics played Philadelphia for the first time since the summer trade that saw Brown surprisingly switch sides.

Brown and Tatum were long-time teammates who won an NBA championship together in Boston only for their frosty personal relationship to interfere with what had been one of the more dynamic 1-2 duos in the league.

“There’s nothing to talk about,” Brown said Sunday in Chicago. “He’s on his side; I’m on my side. Both of us are trying to win. Nothing to talk about. Check the ball up.”

Brown said last month there was “ no beef ” between himself and Tatum, even as the dissection over the end of their relationship had dragged into the season.

“There might be a little lamb chops and some gravy,” Brown said last month in response to a social media post. “He should stay ready at all times.”

The trade has been a success for both teams. The 76ers. with Brown and LeBron James aboard, are 9-2 and the Celtics have the second-best record in the East at 8-2.

“I think it’ll be interesting,” Sixers coach Nick Nurse said ahead of the game. “I would imagine that they’ve played some 1-on-1 against each other quite a bit over the last number of years, and I would imagine that will play itself out a little bit.”

Joe Mazzulla coached both players when they won the 2024 NBA championship. Brown was the 2024 NBA Finals MVP.

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