76ers' Brown gives Tatum frosty reception early in 1st post-trade matchup - ESPN

PHILADELPHIA — Jaylen Brown hit some jumpers on the Sixers' end of the court. Jayson Tatum warmed up on his side with his Celtics teammates.

Neither All-Star decided to shoot his shot with the other.

Brown and Tatum kept their distance during pregame warmups ahead of Tuesday's game when the Celtics played Philadelphia for the first time since the summer trade that saw Brown surprisingly switch sides.

Tatum then attempted to dap up Brown before the game's tipoff but was given the cold shoulder from the 76ers forward, before moving on to hug LeBron James.

Brown and Tatum were longtime teammates who won an NBA championship together in Boston only for their frosty personal relationship to interfere with what had been one of the more dynamic 1-2 duos in the league.

«There's nothing to talk about,» Brown said Sunday in Chicago. «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.»

Neither player talked ahead of Tuesday's game, which ended in a 123-101 win by the visiting Celtics.

Tatum recorded 21 points and six rebounds in 32 minutes in outplaying Brown, who ran into early foul trouble and scored only 13 points.

Brown said last month there was «no beef » between himself and Tatum, even as the dissection over the end of their relationship had dragged into the season.

«There might be a little lamb chops and some gravy,» Brown said last month in response to a social media post. «He should stay ready at all times.»

The trade has been a success for both teams. The 76ers, with Brown and James aboard, are 9-2, and the Celtics have the second-best record in the East at 8-2.

«I think it'll be interesting,» Sixers coach Nick Nurse said ahead of the game. «I would imagine that