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Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum just got some new ink done, and he decided to show it off on social media. It’s a pretty big back piece that adds to Tatum’s growing collection of body art. Here’s a look at the new piece, which Tatum himself posted on hi IG Stories: The new piece is […]

TNT analyst Charles Barkley has been known to fire back at his critics from time to time. Of course, the Chuckster wasn’t going to let the wise-cracking  Jayson Tatum get away with one after he took aim at his rather mediocre golf game. The Hall of Fame forward joined a star-studded list of sports icons […]

For the most part, the Boston Celtics have rounded up their 2020 offseason. As normal, it was filled with them being linked to multiple prominent figures all while attempting to retain some free agents of their own in the process. As expected, they locked up franchise star Jayson Tatum, signing him to a five-year, $195 […]

It’s another day of the NBA offseason, which means another video of stars working on their games has graced our social media feeds. This time, noted NBA skills coach Drew Hanlen posted a video of two of his All-Star clients: Boston Celtics wing Jayson Tatum and Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal. As seen in the […]

The Boston Celtics have officially signed forward Jayson Tatum to a $195 million contract extension, the team has formally announced. With such a move ultimately becoming a no-brainer for the team’s front office, Tatum’s mindset moving forward is no doubt centered around remaining in Boston for as long as possible. “I am incredibly grateful to […]

It’s a good day in the city of Boston as the Boston Celtics finally put their money where their mouths are and extended swingman Jayston Tatum with a huge 5-year max deal worth $195 million. With the way things stand, the Celtics will be moving forward with both Tatum and teammate Jaylen Brown leading the […]

On the same day 2017 NBA Draft classmate Donovan Mitchell received his new deal, Boston Celtics star forward Jayson Tatum has reportedly reached his own max contract extension, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Tatum gets the full designated rookie max extension, with the All-NBA escalators that'll take it near $200M, sources said. Tatum's agent Jeff […]

The NBA 2K team put itself in the spotlight for many NBA players after releasing its post-bubble NBA 2K21 ratings. As such, not all players weren’t thrilled with their ratings, while some players were receptive of theirs. A few players joined 2K’s Ronnie Singh as he revealed their new NBA 2K21 ratings to them post-bubble. […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum was singled out by former United States First Lady Michelle Obama in what she has dubbed as the #VotingSquad challenge. Unsurprisingly, Tatum quickly heeded the call, and expressed his desire to play the challenge forward. First off, here’s Mrs. Obama’s tweet, wherein she tagged a number of other celebrities along […]

The Boston Celtics still have a bright future after losing to the Miami Heat in six games in the Eastern Conference Finals. While the Celtics were the more talented team on paper and missed a prime opportunity to reach the NBA Finals thanks to some late-game collapses, this core led by Kemba Walker and youngsters Jayson […]

Boston Celtics general manager and president Danny Ainge has just come out with perhaps his biggest indication of Jayson Tatum’s future with the franchise. According to Ainge, he believes that Tatum is going to be Boston’s leader for the foreseeable future. Tatum is set to open extension talks with the Celtics in the offseason, and […]

After the Boston Celtics’ season came to a disappointing end on Sunday, the team is now looking toward what’s ahead. Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart are leading the way in this respect, with the two stars already talking about what the future holds for the Cs. According to Smart, there’s nowhere else to go from […]

The season officially came to an end for Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics on Sunday, as they fell to the Miami Heat in game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, 125-113. After the season-ending defeat, Tatum was asked about his upcoming contract extension, with the 22-year-old providing a very interesting response to the loaded […]

On Sunday night, the Miami Heat will have another chance to close out the Boston Celtics and advance to their first NBA Finals since 2014. The Celtics staved off elimination with a 121-108 win in Game 5 on Friday, but still need to earn two more victories to pull off the 3-1 comeback. Of course, […]

This was it for the Boston Celtics. No tomorrows, no more do-overs. If they didn’t win on Friday, their season would have come to an end. The end certainly felt closer to becoming reality after Boston found itself trailing by seven points by halftime as a result of a slow start in a must-win Game […]

Boston Celtics’ main man Jayson Tatum beat himself up after scoring zero points in the first half of Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. They lost to the Miami Heat to go down a 3-1 hole. The fast-rising 22-year-old star said it’s inexcusable that he wasn’t aggressive enough. That’s why in tonight’s Game […]

Jayson Tatum made a bit of history on Friday following yet another impressive performance for the Boston Celtics. The Celtics rallied in the 2nd half as they defeated the Miami Heat, 121-108, in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Tatum put up a game-high 31 points on 8-of-22 shooting, to go along with 10 […]

Jayson Tatum lifted the Boston Celtics over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Friday night. However, while the young standout had a game-high 31 points on top of 10 rebounds and six assists in another all-around effort, he deflected the credit to two of his teammates. Tatum praised Celtics […]

Jayson Tatum continues to align himself with some of the Boston Celtics’ best players of all-time, tying a record set by the great Kevin McHale. The 22-year-old swingman recorded his fifth game with at least 30 points in the postseason — a first for the franchise since McHale achieved the feat in the 197-88 campaign. […]

After winning Game 3 in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Boston Celtics looked terrible to start Game 4. It’s hard to tell if they’re fatigued or shrinking in the big moment, but the Celtics are not stepping up in with the same intensity as the Miami Heat. The second quarter of Game 4 was particularly […]

With a career performance from the youngest player on the floor, the Miami Heat moved one step closer to making an appearance in the 2020 NBA Finals with a 112-109 Game 4 victory over the Boston Celtics. In this piece, we’ll highlight four takeaways from the hard-fought battle that ensued on Wednesday night. A Herro […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum was quick to take the blame for his team’s disappointing 112-109 loss to the Miami Heat on Wednesday. With the Celtics now down 3-1 in the series, Tatum believes this L was on him. After the loss, the 22-year-old expressed his disappointment in himself and his first-half performance: “I take […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has finally opened up about that infamous locker room explosion following their Game 2 defeat to the Miami Heat. Smart was at the center of the verbal altercation, with the feisty guard reportedly involved in a heated exchange with Jaylen Brown, among others. Speaking to Sam Amick of The Athletic, Smart […]

After balling out in the NBA Bubble in this year’s playoffs, there’s a lot of hype building around Boston Celtics young superstar Jayson Tatum. The 22-year old is slowly evolving into being one the best two-way players in the league and one can argue that he’s even better than other highly-touted two-way players in the […]

Mavs star Luka Doncic is being viewed as the top young player to build an NBA team around, according to 15 talent evaluators who were recently polled by HoopsHype. The evaluators were asked to rank their five top players who are still under the age of 25. Doncic, who just wrapped up his second season […]

The Boston Celtics may have made it to the Eastern Conference Finals even without Gordon Hayward, but that doesn’t mean they do not need the veteran swingman. Just ask Jayson Tatum. In his postgame press conference after the Celtics beat the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the conference finals, Tatum addressed the talks about […]

Was there tension in the Boston Celtics locker room after they dropped the first two games to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals? According to Jayson Tatum the answer is yes, but that tension was not a bad thing. Following the Celtics getting their first win of the series in Game 3, 117-106, […]

What do Jayson Tatum of the Celtics and LeBron James of the Lakers now have in common? They are the only two players in NBA history who have scored at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in four games in the postseason before turning 23. This feat was accomplished by Tatum tonight in […]

Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo had one of the greatest blocks in playoff history in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against Boston Celtics swingman Jayson Tatum. With the game on the line, Adebayo stuffed Tatum on a dunk attempt, preserving the Heat’s Game 1 victory. The play was so stellar that Los […]

Following the Boston Celtics’ 106-101 loss to the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals, several players from the Celtics were heard shouting at one another in their locker room. It was a raucous scene, with some reports indicating that objects were thrown. Marcus Smart was at the center of it all, […]

Judging by statistics from their previous outings this season, the Boston Celtics should have won Game 2 of their best-of-seven series against the Miami Heat on Thursday. The boys from Beantown, after all, have gone 6-0 in games were their three-headed monster of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Kemba Walker each eclipsed 20 points in […]

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum has been on the receiving end of some high praise of late after he’s played a key role for the C’s and their amazing run in the playoffs thus far. However, one man who does not seem to be impressed with one specific aspect of Tatum’s game is none other […]

The Miami Heat were one broken hand or shoulder from losing Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. With that said, there is no doubt that Bam Adebayo’s block on Jayson Tatum at the end of the game was an incredible feat of strength and agility. On the Locked On Heat Podcast, host David Ramil said Bam’s […]

The Miami Heat drew first blood against the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday. The legendary Magic Johnson had some high praise for Heat All-Star big man Bam Adebayo for his heroics in the game — something that Heat forward Jimmy Butler completely agrees with. According to Magic, Bam […]

Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat is in the record books as the first player to block a potential game-tying or go-ahead dunk in the final minute of a playoff game since the advent of play-by-play in the 1996-97 NBA season. Per Marc J. Spears of ESPN, Adebayo’s block of Jayson Tatum of the Boston […]

In Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler powered his way to a clutch and-1 lay up over Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum. And it proved to be the game-winning basket. With 23.2 seconds left, the Heat were down by one point in overtime. And with the game on the […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson believes Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo’s game-saving block on Boston Celtics small forward Jayson Tatum in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals is the best defensive play he’s ever seen in the playoffs. Bam Adebayo’s block on Jayson Tatum’s dunk attempt was the best defensive play I’ve […]

The Miami Heat came out victorious in their Eastern Conference Finals series opener against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday, thanks to Bam Adebayo’s game-saving block over Jayson Tatum. The Heat was holding on to a two-point lead with under seven ticks remaining in overtime when the Celtics’ swingman took it strong to the cup. After […]

Boston Celtics small forward Jayson Tatum has scored at least 20 points 21 times in a playoff game before the age of 23. Only Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Derrick Rose have scored 20 points in a playoff contest before turning 23 more times than Tatum. Tatum in elite company 📈 pic.twitter.com/Zalc56XwOg — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) […]