Charles Barkley Takes Jab At Jayson Tatum During Stanley Cup Broadcast

One avenue Tatum probably wasn’t expecting shade to come from was ABC’s coverage of the Stanley Cup Final

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but that became a reality Monday night.

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Jayson Tatum has been catching flak in all directions following his dud in the Boston Celtics’ season-ending loss.

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The Celtics superstar caught a ricochet shot from Charles Barkley during

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the first intermission of Game 3 between the Tampa Bay Lightning

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Barkley, who isn’t exactly a bastion of hockey knowledge

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“Well, this is a turnover, No. 1. This is a regular, old Jayson Tatum turnover,” Barkley said. “I’m sorry. I’m just joking.”

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Turnovers certainly were aplenty for Tatum in the spring.

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And although he wasn’t at his best when Boston’s back was against the wall

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the 24-year-old arguably should be the biggest source of optimism for the Celtics returning to basketball’s biggest stage.

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