Jaylen Brown’s cold shoulder to his former teammate was on full display again after Tuesday night’s clash between the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics.
Following Boston’s 123–101 win at Xfinity Mobile Arena, a viral postgame video showed Brown walking off the court and dapping up many of his former Celtics teammates. But he headed to the locker room without acknowledging Jayson Tatum.
The apparent snub comes after months of speculated tension between the two stars, which allegedly started when Boston traded Brown to Philadelphia in July for Paul George and draft picks.
“There might be a little lamb chops and some gravy,” Brown said last month in response to a social media post about their dynamic.
Given that history of a rumored rift, Tuesday’s clip immediately split fans online, leading to a heated debate over whether the walk-off was an intentional snub.
Jaylen Brown dapped up everyone EXCEPT Jayson Tatum after the game 😭 https://t.co/xEuThRnHwz
— BrickCenter (@BrickCenter_) November 11, 2026
“Jaylen Brown becoming the most unlikable player of this era. Just a big beard cornball,” one fan wrote.
Another asked, “What’s his problem with Tatum? He acting like it’s Tatums fault he got sent to Philly?”
The third viewer penned, “Typical Jaylen brown at some point you have to grow up.”
However, several others pointed out that Tatum was unavailable at the time.
“jt was in a interview but ok,” another fan replied.
“Tatum was also in the middle of an interview with NBC, actually,” a fifth viewer noted.
Though Tatum was speaking with NBC after the final buzzer, the viral clip drew extra scrutiny because it was the second time Brown appeared to ignore him that night.
Just before tip-off at midcourt, Tatum approached Brown while he was spinning the basketball on his finger and tapped him on the chest to say hello. Brown didn’t react at all, leaving Tatum to move on and hug LeBron James instead.
Looks like Jayson Tatum tried to dap up/hug Jaylen Brown but it wasn’t reciprocated https://t.co/6iMOrpvmmD
— Noa Dalzell 🏀 (@NoaDalzell) November 11, 2026
Tuesday night marked their first time sharing the court as rivals since Boston stunned the league in July, sending Brown to Philadelphia. However, the two former co-stars have downplayed any drama.
“There’s nothing to talk about. He’s on his side; I’m on my side. Both of us are trying to win. Nothing to talk about. Check the ball up,” Brown told reporters.
After Tuesday’s game, both players again tried to brush off the viral moments. When asked about the pregame snub, Tatum said, “It’s not about that.” Brown claimed he wasn’t paying attention to the outside noise, adding, “credit to Jayson; he played well tonight.”
On the court, it was Tatum and the Celtics who got the last laugh, improving to 9–2 behind 36 points from George and 21 points, six rebounds, and four assists from Tatum.
Brown, meanwhile, struggled in his first game against his old squad, finishing with 13 points on 4-of-9 shooting, four turnovers and a game-worst minus-27 in 26 minutes as the 76ers fell to 9–3.
