Tatum's Olympic struggles and Finals MVP snub delights Celtics' Mazzulla

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum said coach Joe Mazzulla is glad he lacked minutes at the Olympics

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00:00Joe was probably the happiest person in the world, that I didn't win finals MVP,

00:06and that I didn't play in two of the games in the Olympics.

00:12So that was odd, but if you know Joe, it makes sense.

00:20Did I need any extra motivation coming into the season?

00:26No, I'm not going to give anybody in particular credit that they're motivating me to come into the season.

00:35It was a unique circumstance, something I wasn't having experienced before in my playing career,

00:45but I'm a believer that everything happens for a reason.

00:49I was coming off a championship, the highest of the highs,

00:52and cover a 2K, a new contract, and that happened.

00:59Whatever the reason is, I haven't figured out yet,

01:02but I am a believer that everything does happen for a reason.