WATCH: Jaylen Brown Snubs Jayson Tatum in Pregame Interaction

Update, 10:40 p.m. ET: The Celtics won this game 123-101 to move to 9-2 on the season. They now have the best record in the Eastern Conference. Tatum had 21 points while Brown had 13 and was saddled in foul trouble.

Tuesday PM: For a guy who insists that there's no beef between himself and Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown certainly is doing everything he can to make us think there is.

For starters, Brown insisted that there's some "lamb chops and gravy" between him and Tatum. Then, he's stoked the flames of the conversation by saying that he hasn't spoken to Tatum yet since being traded and he feels no need to.

And then, Brown essentially ignored Tatum's pregame efforts on Tuesday when the Celtics and 76ers were about to tip-off. You can see the limited interaction below. Frankly, at this point, Brown needs to come out and stop speaking in riddles: Either say that you don't like Tatum and why, or let it go and take the high road on the situation.

Well, it's obvious that Brown has a huge problem with Tatum, even though he won't say it. And he won't say why.

Is Brown upset that the organization chose Tatum over him? Does Brown think he's better than Tatum? Does Brown think Tatum owed him something and should have tried harder to keep him from getting traded? All of the above? Something else? Who knows?

These two were great teammates for nine years and accomplished some amazing things. They got to two NBA Finals in their time together, winning one in 2023-24.

They will be forever linked in Celtics history and they will both ultimately get recognized for their efforts. There's a chance that they will make the Hall of Fame, and there's a chance that they will both have their numbers retired by the organization.

Hopefully they can reconcile in the future.

Both teams entered play on Tuesday at 8-2 overall and tied atop the Eastern Conference. The Celtics schedule is set to get much tougher over the next 10 days or so, as they'll take on the Toronto Raptors, Dallas Mavericks, Orlando Magic and Denver Nuggets.

Each one of those teams except Orlando has a real chance at the playoffs this season and Denver could end up as an NBA Finals contender.