USA basketball fans RIP Jayson Tatum over missed three-pointer as Celtics star FINALLY gets his chance at Paris Olympics after opening game snub

Jayson Tatum was torched by fans aft missing an unfastened 3 successful Team USA's lucifer against South Sudan astatine nan 2024 Summer Olympics.

After remaining connected nan chair for nan Americans' opening triumph complete Serbia, nan newly-crowned NBA champion sewage nan motion to commencement connected Wednesday. Tatum joined LeBron James, Steph Curry, Anthony Davis, and Devin Booker against a South Sudanese squad that astir hit them successful an accumulation earlier successful July.

However, early into nan game, James threw a walk to Tatum for an unfastened 3 earlier nan Celtics prima terribly missed and deed nan broadside of nan backboard. As a result, fans took to nan remark conception to occurrence him for nan miss.

'Building a location overseas pinch each those bricks,' 1 personification wrote.

'Derrick White is carrying that bum again,' different added.

'Now group will extremity asking why he had nary playing clip successful nan first game,' said a third.

The insult comes soon aft Boston's NBA Finals triumph complete nan Dallas Mavericks successful June. After securing his first NBA title, Tatum was trolled for his cringeworthy attempts to create an iconic infinitesimal commemorating his team's victory.

Nevertheless, nan Americans cruised to a ascendant 103-86 triumph to unafraid a 2-0 grounds successful group play and a quarterfinal berth.

Tatum clocked successful conscionable complete 17 minutes and vanished pinch 4 points, shooting two-for-four from nan field. He besides secured 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and a block.

Bam Adebayo led nan United States pinch 18 points, 7 boards, and 2 blocks successful 20 minutes of play. The Miami Heat large man astir went cleanable from nan section making 8 of 10 section goals, including 2 of 3 from down nan arc.

Kevin Durant, Anthony Edwards, James, and White tallied 14, 13, 12, and 10 points, respectively.

Meanwhile, South Sudan's Nuni Omot led nan crippled successful scoring pinch 24 points.

With their quarterfinal spot secured, nan Americans will return connected Puerto Rico successful their last group crippled connected August 3.