The men's basketball main draw at the Paris Olympics kicked off, and the United States team got off to a good start, beating Serbia 110-84.
But United States men's basketball head coach Kerr's "employment tactics" were complained about, and in a big win game, he didn't give Tatum a minute of playing time.
After the game, Kerr apologized to Tatum in an interview: "I feel like a fool!"
Kerr's official apology somewhat made Tatum's depressed mood better.
But Cole then interviewed another reporter and publicly stated the real reason for DNP Tatum.
"When I looked at the warm-up game against Serbia with the coaching staff, we decided that Tatum didn't fit [win Serbia win] the current lineup combination."
Looking back at the warm-up game against Serbia on July 17, Tatum did perform poorly, playing 20 minutes, shooting 2-of-5, including 0-of-2 three-pointers, 4 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, and 4 turnovers.
Tatum estimated that when he heard these remarks, his mentality was about to explode! "It turns out that I was DNP 10 days ago, isn't this a monkey trick on me, I knew that I would go back to the hotel today to rest."
Kerr is really getting darker and darker, and if you really want to win, at least communicate with Tatum before the game, which is also considered to respect the performance of the players, especially a young superstar like Tatum.
Hey, Cole is going to do something! If Tatum meets the Warriors next season, he will definitely have to fight hard!