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Jayson Tatum Greeted with a “Fuck the Celtics” Chant at Catholic League Semifinals
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The Celtics are in town to play the Sixers, and Wednesday night Jayson Tatum decided to stop by the Catholic League semifinal doubleheader at the Palestra:
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Fuck the Celtics, clap clap, clapclapclap. Nicely done by the Roman students, who watched their team hammer Devon Prep by 24 points. The two-time defending champs will play Father Judge in the final, after Judge knocked off St. Joe’s Prep.
Did you know that Tatum has a former Celtics teammate on the Roman Catholic coaching staff? I had no idea either. That’s Philly native Brad Wanamaker, who is now retired after a really interesting, globetrotting professional career. He played at Roman before enrolling at Pitt back in the day. He’s now an assistant for the Cahillites and his son is going to Roman:
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Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com