Over the past week and a half, the Boston Celtics and Orlando Magic have been in one of the most physical series of the postseason. With so much controversy and even some injuries, it would have been easy for the aftermath to simply be bad blood between the teams.

The Boston Celtics eliminated the Orlando Magic from the 2025 NBA Playoffs on Tuesday night with a blowout 120-89 victory in Game 5. For much of the series, Jayson Tatum was squaring off against one of his close friends, Paolo Banchero, and after sending them packing, Tatum opened up on his relationship with Orlando's star forward.