That was Jason Tatum. We talked about this a little bit yesterday, but it was during they said it.

And it seemed like as the day went on, there was a bit of a crescendo when it came to those that I saw on

on social media and elsewhere who are paranoid about Jason Tatum returning.

You know, he said, I think the audio that we played yesterday, Shime, he was talking about

coming back this season. And we talked briefly about that. And why would you ever, you know,

why would you want Jason Tatum to come back when you have no chance whatsoever?

Like, if the guy wants to play and he's done and, you know, his recovery seems to be moving along at a rapid rate.

Right.

Like, why not let him play?

You're big on this.

You don't want him to play at all this season.

I think Courtney and I are in the same camp when it comes to this. I don't want him to play at all. I think Courtney and I are in the same camp when it comes to this.

I don't want him to play only because I know an injury like that will take a year, right?

For you to feel comfortable to back to being back who you were.

So why am I having to play in meaningless games when I could say continue to rehab,

continue to feel comfortable?

Well, they're not meaningless to fans.

They're not meaningless to the game.

I mean, yeah, but people know if you're buying a ticket this season to see the Celtics,

you're not seeing Jason Tatum.

So it's not like these people are going to be disappointed when they get there, and Jason Tatum's not on the court. I agree with Wiggy. I don't want to see him this year. I don't want to necessarily say it's meaningless games, because who knows, they could go out there and surprise everybody. And if that's the case, we'll have a different conversation in December and January.

But right now, where we stand, what the team is in front of us.

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