Jayson Tatum acknowledged feeling disappointed about his role with Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Nevertheless, he stated this wouldn’t influence his future decisions about representing the United States.
“It was a tough personal experience on the court, but I’m not going to make any decision off emotions,” Tatum said. “If you asked me right now if I was going to play in 2028 – it is four years from now and I [would have] to take time and think about that. So, I’m not going to make any decision based off how this experience was or how I felt individually.”
Although Tatum consistently declined to turn his limited playing time into an issue, he did mention that the experience was humbling and something he would learn from moving forward.
“A lot of people text me and reached out and said ‘Make sure this fuels you,’ which I appreciate. There’s a lot of people that care about me,” Tatum said. “I think the tough part is yes, you can use things to fuel you, but I’m still human.
“… Part of being in the moment, I’ve sacrificed and put a lot into this game and work really, really hard. So, in the moment it is tough. You’re not necessarily worried about fueling me for November or [whenever] the season is, but like I said, it’s something I’m going to take away from this and learn from this experience. It’s definitely challenging and humbling at the same time.”
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