The court is the other way, Jayson Tatum.
The Celtics star was caught repeatedly staring into the stands for prolonged periods of time during the team’s 110-97 loss to the Raptors on Wednesday.
There were three women standing up in the direction Tatum was staring.
The fan who recorded Tatum said he had placed a bet on the Celtics star and was seemingly unhappy with him being distracted. One of the video captions read: ‘Bro was frozen.”
“Bro what are we doing? Lock in gang. I need you for the points tonight, bro. Not that, c’mon,” he said as he pointed to the women.
“He’s still looking, bro. Look at this, caught red-handed, caught red-handed. Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, he’s still going. I don’t know what to say. I’m stunned.”
The video has over 2.3 million views on X.
Tatum struggled in the loss, scoring 16 points — down from his 27.8 points-per-game average — on 5 of 15 shooting from the field. The Raptors are one of the NBA’s worst teams at 10-31, ahead of just the 6-33 Wizards.
Two days later, after the Celtics’ 121-94 win over the Magic, Tatum was asked after the game about the constant ridicule he receives from opposing teams and from fans on social media.
“I don’t know. I guess I’m a big deal,” Tatum said as he walked off the podium.
The defending champion Celtics are 29-12 this season.
Tatum and his girlfriend, singer Ella Mai, welcomed their first child together in August.
Tatum also has a seven-year-old son with Toriah Lachell.
