Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla spoke before Friday's game about how he tells his players to deal with criticism, even after winning an NBA title.

Former NBA point guard Brandon Jennings didn’t mince words during an appearance on Gilbert Arenas’ podcast last week when it came to Tatum and his standing among Celtics greats.

Mazzulla went on to strongly defend his star player in the same radio interview, calling Tatum “one of the best Celtics of all time” while stressing the need to ignore outsiders’ opinions.

The Celtics' best player, All-NBA power forward Jayson Tatum, has recently gotten into a war of words with former Milwaukee Bucks/Detroit Pistons standout point guard Brandon Jennings. Boston almost got a chance to select one of the Miami Heat's biggest stars,

Boston Celtics head coach seemingly wants to fight Brandon Jennings for his recent comments about Jayson Tatum.