Jayson Tatum is bitter about the “favorite son” of Jordi Fernández and Xavier García Albiol

The Boston Celticswho suffered on Tuesday a unexpected setback against the Atlanta Hawksreacted by defeating the Nets that trains Spanish Jordi Fernandez.

Misguided at the start and much more refined and lethal as the match progressed, the Celtics (10-3), who only have the undefeated Cleveland Cavaliers (13-0) ahead of them in the East, allowed themselves to be guided by a great Jayson Tatumwho was one breath away from signing a powerful triple-double (36 points with 12 of 19 shooting and 5 of 6 in triples, 8 rebounds and 10 assists).

Besides, Jaylen Brown contributed 24 points and 12 rebounds and Payton Pritchard shined in the second unit with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.

The Celtics made 22 of 45 three-pointers, controlled the rebound (33-44) and clearly dominated the second half (54-74).

In the Nets (5-7), who squeezed the Celtics last week until losing in overtime, the best were Ziaire Williams (23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists)Cam Thomas (17 points) and Dennis Schroder (16 points).

Al Horford did not play in Boston while Brooklyn was without Ben Simmons and Dorian Finney-Smith.

​Jordi Fernández, named Badalona’s favorite son: “I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for my origins”

Jordi Fernández, coach of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets, received hours before the game against the Celtics the appointment of favorite son of Badalona (Barcelona)his hometown, for his professional career in the world of basketball, in a ceremony in which he vindicated his origins without which, he said, he would not have reached the place where he is now.

At the Barclays Center, home of the Brooklyn Nets, the Mayor of Badalona, ​​Xavier García Albiolgave him the necklace that represents the city’s favorite children – which Fernández said he would keep next to the bronze medal he won leading the Canadian team in the 2023 World Cup – as well as a reproduction of the well-known Roman statue as “the Venus of Badalona”.

The mayor has highlighted two reasons why he has been granted this appointment: being the first Spanish coach to lead an NBA team and “because his first words are a memory towards the city of Badalona, ​​towards the residents of Badalona, ​​towards his home”.

The coach has made reference to his city where he started “playing since he was little, since he was 6 years old” and his coaching career since he was young, with a clear connection with the city thanks to his family and friends.

“I think that in the end life goes by very quickly and you always have to keep in mind where you are from. And I wouldn’t be here right now if it weren’t for my origins. My origins are the city, but also where I went to school, my parents who They have educated me, my grandmother, my entire immediate family,” says Fernández.

Fernández assures that it is important for him to return to his home in Badalona with his children and his wife so that he can show them the culture of the city and that they also feel it as theirs, since he has developed a good part of his career in the United States since he arrived. in 2006.

In this way, with this award, he has joined a list that includes four other favorite children of the municipality: the swimmer Mireia Belmonte, the singer Miguel Poveda, the actor Eric Borràs, the historian and archaeologist Joaquim Font, and the former mayor from Badalona Salvador Serentill.

Controversy in Badalona over the trip to New York: “It seems to me that it is looking at things in a small way”

The mayor of the city, Xavier García Albiol, attended this event to commemorate the Badalonese in New York; the fourth deputy mayor Rosa del Amo and the leader of the opposition, the socialist Fernando Carrera.

The Badalona opposition parties, ERC, Comuns and Guanyem, have criticized the visit to the American city for the expenses it generates, to which the mayor has responded by highlighting that with his visit he represents the city council but also the entire city of Badalona .

“It seems to me that it’s looking at things in a small way,” said García Albiol, insisting that “what matters is that Badalona is on the basketball map.”