The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers tipped off their highly anticipated matchup on Tuesday night in South Philly. It marked the first time that Jaylen Brown faced off against his former team, the Boston Celtics, after the notorious fallout with former fellow superstar Jayson Tatum.

Little time was wasted showing just how fractured the relationship is at the moment. Just before the game officially tipped off, Jayson Tatum was seen approaching Jaylen Brown to try and dap him up or have some sort of embrace. But Brown was focused on the basketball he had in his hands and refused to embrace Tatum.

As a result, Tatum tapped Brown on the chest, gave him a light hug from the side, and went on to embrace LeBron James.

Jaylen Brown completely ignored Jayson Tatum before tip-off 😳 pic.twitter.com/0XNzxhxeLo

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) November 11, 2026

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After one quarter of play, Jayson Tatum had 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the field with two rebounds and a blocked shot in 12 minutes. Jaylen Brown played just six minutes, finishing with four points, one assist, and two steals on 1-of-3 shooting.

This is one of three times this season that the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers will face off. The next matchup, which will be Jaylen Brown's return to Boston, is scheduled for January 21st while the final matchup is scheduled for February 7th.