"NBA" champion partners have become the most familiar strangers! Ignoring Tatum’s unsolicited compliment, J. Brown responded.

J. Brown (right), Tatum (left). (AFP)

[Reporter Lu Yangxuan/Comprehensive Report] The Celtics and the 76ers, who made a shocking trade in the off-season, faced off for the first time today. Jaylen Brown ignored his former partner Jayson Tatum before the game. His performance in this game was not ideal. In the end, he only scored 13 points on 4 of 9 shots. The plus-minus value of -27 was the lowest in the game. He said that he was just focusing on the court, and that Tatum's performance tonight deserves recognition.

The two guns of the Celtics, who worked together to help the Celtics win the championship in 2024, lost their friendship after J. Brown was traded to Philadelphia. When J. Brown came up to pat his chest to pay tribute before this game, J. Brown did not respond at all. After the game, he paid tribute to many former teammates of the Celtics, but still had zero interaction with Tatum.

Regarding ignoring his former teammates to say hello before today's game, J. Brown said after the game, "I just focused on walking on the court and doing what is best for the team. To be honest, I didn't pay special attention to other things at all. Jayson played very well tonight and is indeed worthy of recognition. The Celtics are also the same. They are the better team."

Tatum did not want to talk about the grudge between the two after the game. He joked that when he walked out of the tunnel today, he couldn't tell whether it was November 10th or June 10th because the atmosphere was like a championship game. But when asked about J. Brown's cold attitude, he said, "There is really nothing to repay. Tonight was a great team victory. PG (Paul George) performed an incredible performance. These are the things that are really worth discussing."