Like St. Louis Blues fans everywhere, Jayson Tatumrejoiced in the team's first Stanley Cup Wednesday night. But that led to an awkward situation for the Boston Celtics star, given the Blues defeated the Boston Bruins to win the Cup. Tatum, a St. Louis native, retweeted a tweet by fellow Blues fanand NBA star Bradley Beal, notingST LOUIS FOREVER!!! ST LOUIS FOREVER!!! Zach Parise Jersey Jayson Tatum (@jaytatum0) The tweet, sent out immediately after the game, obviously did not sit well with many Boston sports fans on Twitter. Hope youre in New Orleans next year Mike (@elliopizza) karson kuhlman stan club (@dylanmchale_4) We traded down for this bum? Shouldve taken Markell Fultz. Cant wait to see you in New Orleans ig enny oomstick #WeWantTimThomas (@DingDongsAllDay) Trade him to New Orleans now David (@david34ortiz98) But Tatum had his share of supporters. "Ignore these salty bums, youre the future of the Celtics. Go celebrate the win!," wrote one Celtics fan. "Please dont listen to the haters JT, we love you here in Boston," wroteanother. Tatum later tried to defuse the situation with a post on his Instagram account. Listen I got nothing but love for the city of Boston and the bruins! Tatumwrote (via ).But St. Louis will always be home I can never go against the grain! Where Im from there isnt much to celebrate or be happy about! This brings the city joy and brings positive attention that we rarely ever get! With so much negative attention for many different reasons its rare we get this opportunity. With that being said CONGRATS to @stlouisblues ST LOUIS WE LIT!!!!!!!! Josh Harding Jersey
Like St. Louis Blues fans everywhere, Jayson Tatumrejoiced in the team's first Stanley Cup Wednesday night. But that led to an awkward situation for the Boston Celtics star, given the Blues defeated the Boston Bruins to win the Cup. Tatum, a St. Louis native, retweeted a tweet by fellow Blues fanand NBA star Bradley Beal, notingST LOUIS FOREVER!!! ST LOUIS FOREVER!!! Zach Parise Jersey Jayson Tatum (@jaytatum0) The tweet, sent out immediately after the game, obviously did not sit well with many Boston sports fans on Twitter. Hope youre in New Orleans next year Mike (@elliopizza) karson kuhlman stan club (@dylanmchale_4) We traded down for this bum? Shouldve taken Markell Fultz. Cant wait to see you in New Orleans ig enny oomstick #WeWantTimThomas (@DingDongsAllDay) Trade him to New Orleans now David (@david34ortiz98) But Tatum had his share of supporters. "Ignore these salty bums, youre the future of the Celtics. Go celebrate the win!," wrote one Celtics fan. "Please dont listen to the haters JT, we love you here in Boston," wroteanother. Tatum later tried to defuse the situation with a post on his Instagram account. Listen I got nothing but love for the city of Boston and the bruins! Tatumwrote (via ).But St. Louis will always be home I can never go against the grain! Where Im from there isnt much to celebrate or be happy about! This brings the city joy and brings positive attention that we rarely ever get! With so much negative attention for many different reasons its rare we get this opportunity. With that being said CONGRATS to @stlouisblues ST LOUIS WE LIT!!!!!!!! Josh Harding Jersey