"Honestly, I probably did that for you," Tatum said to a media member. "I thought you would probably like that, see me get angry and (expletive)." The post What Jayson Tatum and Joe Mazzulla said about overtime scuffle appeared first on Boston.

Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla had some interesting thoughts about Jayson Tatum's altercation with the Hawks.

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.

Jayson Tatum and Joe Mazzulla aren't happy with the way the Celtics are playing, but they're also taking a positive mindset through it.

"You’ve got to take the good with the bad, and understand that down the road, we could be grateful for this stretch," said Tatum via Boston Dot Com's Colin McCarthy. "If we continue to stick together, if we continue to be a close-knit group. If we figure it out together, come out on the other side of this, we’ll feel a lot better about ourselves."

Joe Mazzulla defends Jayson Tatum following his tussle with Onyeka Okongwu during the Celtics overtime defeat to the Hawks.

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum addressed the heated moment he shared with Onyeka Okongwu during his team’s overtime loss to the Atlanta Hawks. The Boston Celtics fell short against the Atlanta Hawks,