If anyone out there knows about being under-appreciated while building a historic career in Boston, it's Celtics alumni Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett.

Tatum has been cleared to play Thursday against the 76ers, John Karalis of BostonSportsJournal.com reports. After missing Wednesday's win against the Trail Blazers, Tatum will return to the floor Thursday for the Celtics.

“And by the way, before you bang on that Klay Thompson reference,” Cowherd said. “Klay Thompson was a top five or six defender in the league, and the best catch and shoot guy in the league, and is going to be a first ballot Hall of Famer. So don't give me this, ‘Jayson Tatum is better than Klay Thompson.'”

The Boston Celtics are looking to make it back-to-back wins on Wednesday against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Celtics are coming off an important victory against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Sunday, 110-103, and they will want to keep their foot on the gas come Wednesday night.

Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce has revealed a bizarre reason why Jayson Tatum remains underappreciated despite his superstar status.