WORRISOME: Jayson Tatum’s Unintended Consequence of Hanging on the Rim Leads to possible match ban…

Whether it was keeping himself safe to avoid a hard landing, avoiding a fall, or both, the refereeing team wasted no time in instructing the star player on technique. Tatum pled his case with the officials, and so did the rest of the Celtics’ players and coaching staff, to no avail,

Jayson Tatum had the TD Garden crowd roaring with excitement Friday night with an emphatic slam dunk at the other end of the court after stealing the ball.

That excitement quickly turned to frustration when the officials called Tatum a technical foul for hanging on the rim too long after the score.Tatum booked the Celtics midway through the second quarter and ran onto the court.

He eluded a handful of defenders on a breakaway and tagged Peyton Watson to finish the layup.After quickly going down the patio and jumping up for a drink, Tatum decided to hang on the edge for a second.

Whether it was keeping himself safe to avoid a hard landing, avoiding a fall, or both, the refereeing team wasted no time in instructing the star player on technique.

Tatum pled his case with the officials, and so did the rest of the Celtics’ players and coaching staff, to no avail,

Although Tatum received a technical foul, it appears Watson was able to shake off his foul on the play. The Nuggets guard jumped one-on-one with Tatum and appeared to hit a layup on the Boston star’s wrist.Tatum is no stranger to a technical edge suspension this season.

In November, the referees called him the same foul, and Tatum did not retain his rule after the game.”There’s a rule that they just implemented, but honestly, I don’t think it makes sense,” Tatum said in November. 24. “Anyone who’s ever played or hit a ball, you know your momentum … you’re just trying to make sure you’re steady when you land and make sure nobody’s under you.”

A league rule says players may not hang from the hoop “unless doing so to prevent injury to yourself or another player.”Given Tatum’s physical speed and the fact that he had several players underneath him during the run immediately after Friday night, he can certainly hold his own safely.