Steve Kerr on decision not to play Jayson Tatum vs. Serbia: ‘He’ll be back out there next game’

Team USA men’s basketball played their best game of the Olympics on Sunday, and it wasn’t even close. After getting off to a slow start, the Americans kicked things into high gear eventually, and whipped Serbia 110-84. One player who didn’t see the floor at all was Celtics’ superstar Jayson Tatum. Following the blowout, USA head coach Steve Kerr explained his reasoning.

“[Jayson Tatum] handled it well. I talked to him today before the game, that it may play out this way just with Kevin [Durant] coming back… I felt like an idiot not playing him… [In] a 40-minute game, you can’t play more than 10. You really can’t. I think he’s an amazing guy. Great player. And handled it beautifully. You know, he’ll be back out there next game,” Kerr explained on Sunday.

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