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.

On Monday, a new episode of "The Bill Simmons Podcast" was released, and the longtime analyst had high praise for Banchero. His co-host, Ryen Russillo, brought up the Magic star and said there should be no negative talk about the forward with how he's played against Boston.