Former NBA point guard Brandon Jennings didn’t mince words during an appearance on Gilbert Arenas’ podcast last week when it came to Tatum and his standing among Celtics greats.

Mazzulla went on to strongly defend his star player in the same radio interview, calling Tatum “one of the best Celtics of all time” while stressing the need to ignore outsiders’ opinions.

The Celtics' best player, All-NBA power forward Jayson Tatum, has recently gotten into a war of words with former Milwaukee Bucks/Detroit Pistons standout point guard Brandon Jennings. Boston almost got a chance to select one of the Miami Heat's biggest stars,

In a recent episode of the Gilbert Arena's podcast, ex-guard Brandon Jennings appeared on the show and took aim at the Boston forward.

Jayson Tatum heard the outside noise and responded after getting shade thrown at him by a former NBA star. The Boston Celtics forward became a talking point during last week's episode of the "Gil's Arena" podcast. Host Gilbert Arenas had a fiery discussion about Tatum with former NBA veterans Brandon Jennings and Nick Young.

On Zolak & Bertrand, Joe Mazzulla came to Jayson Tatum's defense in typical Mazzulla fashion after Brandon Jennings' call-out of the Celtics superstar.Mazzulla defends Jayson Tatum after ‘soft' commen

What did Jennings say about Tatum that caused him to respond? Here's more on Jennings' comments and the ensuing responses from Tatum, the Celtics' social team and head coach Joe Mazzulla.

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla stuck up for Jayson Tatum after recent criticism referring to Tatum as the 'softest superstar in Celtics history.'