Jayson Tatum infuriates Philly fans with gift to Eagles WR DeVonta Smith
Sophia Edwards Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum infuriated Philadelphia fans after giving Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith a special gift after defeating the 76ers on Saturday at Wells Fargo Center.
Tatum, 24, hit the game-winning triple against the 76ers and was lucky that Joel Embiid's incredible buzzer-beater was a tad late.
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After the final buzzer, Tatum found Smith in the crowd and gave him his game-worn jersey, plus an autograph.
Philly fans on Twitter were enraged to see Tatum give an Eagles players his jersey, but it's well-documented that Smith is a huge Celtics fan.
"You can for sure get me to the [Sixers] game, but convert me? I don't know about that one," Smith said when Eagles drafted him in 2021, per NBC Sports.
Joel Embiid steals spotlight from Jayson Tatum
Even though Tatum was the scorer of the game-winner, it was Embiid who stole all the headlines.
Embiid's three-quarters-court heave came off his fingertips just a millisecond after the final buzzer.
He would have forced overtime with the make, but knew right away that the shot was not going to count.
The bitter end to the home loss just made it that much worse when they saw Smith and Tatum look like best of friends.
