Three-time Super Bowl champion Shannon Sharpe accosts Jayson Tatum on the FS1 show Skip and Shannon: Undisputed regarding his verbiage on his ‘superstar’ status. The former Denver Broncos tight end rejected Tatum’s claims that he had no hand in instigating the ‘superstar’ debates going on in the media.

The raging debate on whether Jayson Tatum is a superstar has been going on in the media for some time now. Tatum acknowledged the discussions and said that he had nothing to do with them. Furthermore, he claimed that he has no idea how those debates started because he has never spoken on the subject ever on any platform.

Shannon Sharpe contests Jayson Tatum and his claims

Shannon Sharpe sharply criticized Tatum for acting ignorant on the subject. He clarified that the job of analysts and talking heads in the media is to discuss different aspects of basketball and basketball players. Therefore, the players don’t have to initiate or co-sign any discussion or debate on them.

“How this thing works JT, you don’t get to tell if you’re a superstar. We determine.”

Moreover, Sharpe also explained that Jayson Tatum didn’t select himself for this year’s First Team All-NBA. The experts did. And Nikola Jokic didn’t have to give himself the MVP trophy either. The voters made that decision.

“Don’t do that Jayson Tatum, you know how these things work“, he added.

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However, Sharpe was much more lenient when asked if Jayson Tatum is a superstar or not. In fact, he admitted that the Celtics forward is right on the cusp. He said Tatum has shown flashes of greatness in his performances. But he has to be consistent to cement his status as a superstar.

Skip Bayless refuses to accept Tatum as a superstar

On the other hand, Sharpe’s co-host Skip Bayless laughed at the idea of calling Jayson Tatum a superstar. As a matter of fact, he said Tatum is as far away from being a superstar as Boston is from Los Angeles. About 3000 miles.

Bayless pointed out Tatum’s lack of consistency in crucial games to support his argument. For example, Tatum scored only 12 points with 3-of-17 shooting in the first game of the NBA Finals. That is not acceptable for a guy averaging about 26-6-6 in the playoffs this season.

The Boston Celtics are currently tied 1-1 with the Golden State Warriors.

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