Jayson Tatum on Marcus Smart: 'The ultimate Celtic. He’ll always be a Celtic for life'

But for as much as Smart gave the franchise on the court, his connection with the city of Boston extended far beyond his athletic accomplishments. The fans fell in love with him for his ferocity as a competitor. For the intensity of his emotions. For his willingness to dive on the floor and play through injuries and engage in whatever fight his team needed him to tackle. He donated time and resources to local hospitals and poured himself into the community. “The ultimate Celtic,” Jayson Tatum said. “He’ll always be a Celtic for life.”Source: New York Times What’s the buzz on Twitter? Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie Marcus Smart catches up with Jaylen Brown after the Celtics-Grizzlies game Via @NBCSCeltics pic.x.com/xzBr7HdQAx – 10:54 PM Damichael Cole @DamichaelC Taylor Jenkins deserves some credit tonight. Marcus Smart and Santi Aldama have been in closing lineups in recent games. He coached off feel and went with Jake LaRavia and Brandon Clarke in their places today. Jackson didn’t come off the floor in the fourth. Great moves. – 10:38 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has his 11th 30 point game of the season. NBA leaders in 30 point games: Giannis 13 LaMelo 12 Tatum 12 SGA 11 AD 11 – 9:22 PM Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe #Grizzlies controlling the first half with timely threes and points in the paint, lead #Celtics 66-54 at half. Holiday 16 (5 for 17 FG, 4 for 12 3pt), White 8, Tatum 6, Brown 6; Morant 15, Jackson Jr. 13, Clarke 12. – 9:07 PM John Karalis @John_Karalis 4:21 to go in the first half and just 6 points for Jaylen, 4 for Tatum, and 2 for Porzingis. C’s are lucky to be down only 5. – 8:59 PM Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe #Celtics fans learning it ain’t so fun watching Marcus Smart guard your big man. #Grizzlies – 8:56 PM Bobby Manning @RealBobManning Two fouls relatively early on Tatum as he returns to playing the full 1Q. – 8:26 PM Bobby Manning @RealBobManning Smart goes at Tatum for a mid range miss on his first try. On Holiday to start but saw a look on Tatum defensively too. – 8:18 PM Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe Marcus Smart enters the game to a standing ovation. He raises his hand in acknowledgment. #Celtics #Grizzlies – 8:15 PM Bobby Manning @RealBobManning Last night @jaytatum0 said “he’ll probably tackle the shit out of” Smart in his first game vs. him. Smart said he’ll tackle Tatum back. pic.x.com/Mlw2gJM0GQ – 2:28 PM Bobby Manning @RealBobManning Marcus Smart said he plans to play tonight – 12:15 PM John Karalis @John_Karalis New on BSJ: One Jayson Tatum celebrated a birthday Friday, another showed how far he and his team have grown over the years bostonsportsjournal.com/2024/12/07/kar… – 3:06 AM Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP Boston vs. Memphis tonight at TD Garden… The Celtics have won 16 of 17 against the Grizzlies. Boston’s starting five for the only loss, March 22, 2021 at FedEx Forum? Marcus Smart Jeff Teague Jaylen Brown Semi Ojeleye Daniel Theis – 2:56 AM John Karalis @John_Karalis BSJ Game Report: Celtics 111, Bucks 105 – Tatum takes over in fourth as C’s pull away late bostonsportsjournal.com/2024/12/07/bsj… – 12:40 AM Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie I asked Jayson Tatum what he remembered about his own 7th birthday and what he hopes his son Deuce remembers about celebrating with Celtics fans tonight (

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Jayson Tatum on Marcus Smart: 'The ultimate Celtic. He’ll always be a Celtic for life'

But for as much as Smart gave the franchise on the court, his connection with the city of Boston extended far beyond his athletic accomplishments. The fans fell in love with him for his ferocity as a competitor. For the intensity of his emotions. For his willingness to dive on the floor and play through injuries and engage in whatever fight his team needed him to tackle. He donated time and resources to local hospitals and poured himself into the community. “The ultimate Celtic,” Jayson Tatum said. “He’ll always be a Celtic for life.”
Source: New York Times

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Marcus Smart catches up with Jaylen Brown after the Celtics-Grizzlies game
Via @NBCSCeltics pic.x.com/xzBr7HdQAx – 10:54 PM

Damichael Cole @DamichaelC
Taylor Jenkins deserves some credit tonight.
Marcus Smart and Santi Aldama have been in closing lineups in recent games. He coached off feel and went with Jake LaRavia and Brandon Clarke in their places today.
Jackson didn’t come off the floor in the fourth. Great moves. – 10:38 PM

Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has his 11th 30 point game of the season.
NBA leaders in 30 point games:
Giannis 13
LaMelo 12
Tatum 12
SGA 11
AD 11 – 9:22 PM

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
#Grizzlies controlling the first half with timely threes and points in the paint, lead #Celtics 66-54 at half. Holiday 16 (5 for 17 FG, 4 for 12 3pt), White 8, Tatum 6, Brown 6; Morant 15, Jackson Jr. 13, Clarke 12. – 9:07 PM

John Karalis @John_Karalis
4:21 to go in the first half and just 6 points for Jaylen, 4 for Tatum, and 2 for Porzingis. C’s are lucky to be down only 5. – 8:59 PM

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
#Celtics fans learning it ain’t so fun watching Marcus Smart guard your big man. #Grizzlies – 8:56 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Two fouls relatively early on Tatum as he returns to playing the full 1Q. – 8:26 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Smart goes at Tatum for a mid range miss on his first try. On Holiday to start but saw a look on Tatum defensively too. – 8:18 PM

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Marcus Smart enters the game to a standing ovation. He raises his hand in acknowledgment. #Celtics #Grizzlies – 8:15 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Last night @jaytatum0 said “he’ll probably tackle the shit out of” Smart in his first game vs. him.
Smart said he’ll tackle Tatum back. pic.x.com/Mlw2gJM0GQ – 2:28 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Marcus Smart said he plans to play tonight – 12:15 PM

John Karalis @John_Karalis
New on BSJ: One Jayson Tatum celebrated a birthday Friday, another showed how far he and his team have grown over the years bostonsportsjournal.com/2024/12/07/kar… – 3:06 AM

Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Boston vs. Memphis tonight at TD Garden…
The Celtics have won 16 of 17 against the Grizzlies.
Boston’s starting five for the only loss, March 22, 2021 at FedEx Forum?
Marcus Smart
Jeff Teague
Jaylen Brown
Semi Ojeleye
Daniel Theis – 2:56 AM

John Karalis @John_Karalis
BSJ Game Report: Celtics 111, Bucks 105 – Tatum takes over in fourth as C’s pull away late bostonsportsjournal.com/2024/12/07/bsj… – 12:40 AM

Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
I asked Jayson Tatum what he remembered about his own 7th birthday and what he hopes his son Deuce remembers about celebrating with Celtics fans tonight
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