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Jayson Tatum’s iconic Game 7 dunk over LeBron James will likely go down as the best moment of his rookie season. He spoke about it at length during an interview in ESPN’s Get Up! “It doesn’t get any better than that,” said Tatum. “I got to dunk on him. That felt pretty good, but obviously […]

Jayson Tatum just completed his rookie season with the Boston Celtics, but he has already been lucky enough to be coached by two of the elite coaches throughout basketball. He spent one year at Duke with Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski and now he has spent one year with Brad Stevens, who very well could […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers may have taken away the opportunity to play in the NBA Finals from the Boston Celtics’ Jayson Tatum, but he had a signature moment in Sunday’s game that no one can take away from him. With less than seven minutes in the fourth quarter, Tatum drove down the lane and delivered a […]

Despite having home-court advantage in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday night, the Boston Celtics fell short to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who have now reached a fourth straight NBA Finals. It was a valiant effort by the Celtics pushing the Cavaliers to the limit. According to Marc D’Amico of Celtics.com, LeBron James […]

Jayson Tatum caught a body. And it was LeBron James. The Boston Celtics rookie posterized the King during Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Take a look: Tatum pulled this off during a tight fourth quarter with just a few minutes left. A moment he’ll never forget.

Good news out of Boston Celtics camp, as sensational rookie talent Jayson Tatum has been given the (mostly) green light in regards to his health. There was a scare that he might have suffered a concussion in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Jay King reported the news on the […]

The Boston Celtics were unable to close out the Cleveland Cavaliers in a pivotal Game 6. Fortunately, they managed to avoid an injury scare involving small forward Jayson Tatum. Tatum was involved in a collision with power forward Kevin Love early in the game. According to Keith Smith of RealGM, head coach Brad Stevens said the […]

The Boston Celtics return to Cleveland with an opportunity to end LeBron James’ Eastern Conference reign, holding a 3-2 lead. Each time the series has shifted locations, however, we’ve practically seen two entirely different teams. Will Boston be able to break the series trends, or will the Cavs force Game 7? Cleveland’s formula for success […]

A new star ignited in Boston during the playoffs, and his name is Jayson Tatum. More precisely, a few celestial beings have crafted their origin stories in Beantown this postseason. Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Terry Rozier have lit up the scoreboard inside TD Garden for 10 straight home playoff games, igniting the Celtics crowd each […]

One of the strongest draft classes the NBA has ever seen in the last 20 years came in 2003 when LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, and Chris Bosh were selected in the the top five which brought us some of the best players the game has ever seen. Last summer seems to have presented […]

Jayson Tatum has transcended the meaning of the word “rookie,” becoming the highest scorer of any rookie since 1976, according to HoopsHype. Tatum was meant to be a key player in the Boston Celtics rotation since being drafted with the third overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, but his role went up another notch […]

Jayson Tatum grew up a fan of LeBron James, showcased by his now famous earlier childhood photo with The King back in his days with the Miami Heat. Yet his evolution throughout his rookie season has evolved into his own hero singing praise to him after he’s become a much more mature player than he […]

Porn star Mia Khalifa has made it know before that she is a Washington Wizards fan, but even she is impressed with what Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics has been able to do his rookie year. Tatum has had an impressive year, but it makes one wonder if maybe there is a little more […]

Boston Celtics rookie Jayson Tatum was named to the All-Rookie first team on Monday, but there was a teeny tiny slight in his award. When the number of votes were released, it was revealed that Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz and Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers were unanimous selections to the first team. […]

The Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors, and Houston Rockets have each taken different paths to the NBA Conference Finals, but each share enough common threads to weave the tapestry that is basketball’s future. First and foremost, an old coaching adage is holding up this postseason: the team that shoots better tends to win […]

Brad Stevens is years removed from his playing days but he just did the improbable by blocking Kobe Bryant. The Boston Celtics head coach playfully reacted to the Los Angeles Lakers legend’s latest installment of his Detail series where he picked apart the game of rookie phenom Jayson Tatum. Of course, the first-year player appreciated the […]

Larry Bird versus Magic Johnson. Grit and workmanlike attitude against the glitz and glamour of showtime. The Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers. Thanks to one decade of NBA revival while leaning on two stars and cities, it’s become one of the greatest rivalries in sports. Right now, however, there’s love in the air. […]

Boston Celtics talent Jayson Tatum was recently on the wrong end of a Kobe Bryant critique, but he isn’t going to be saddened by it. In fact, he enjoys what Jelly Bean Jr. had to say. Over at ESPN, Kobe Bryant has been doing these videos in which he explains what is happening during and […]

Boston Celtics icon Paul Pierce was flattering when compared to rookie Jayson Tatum, noting their careers have had a different arcs, but ultimately flattered to be considered among some of the greats of the franchise. “When I came out, I was a 21-year-old. He was 19 for most of this season. I know that doesn’t […]

Daily shipment of highlight reels, filled with extraordinary individual plays and thrilling displays of teamwork, is the factor that has always driven the popularity of the NBA across the globe. There is, however, the other side to that coin. With almost a 1,000 hours of televised action per season, we are bound to witness a […]

The Boston Celtics kept their march going another step closer to reaching the NBA Finals with a Game 1 win over Cleveland Cavaliers in a 108-83 win on Sunday afternoon. The charge was led by their young core group with Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum combined for 39 points in the blowout victory in a comfortable […]

The Boston Celtics have been counted out of this season since the opening day of their 2017-18 campaign. When Gordon Hayward went down with a season-ending injury, everyone said that they didn’t have a chance to compete in the Eastern Conference. When Kyrie Irving was ruled out for the rest of the season, everyone said […]

The Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers are set to do battle in the Eastern Conference Finals, as most hoops fans know. While there are several interesting points of discussion with regards to the matchup, there is also one story line that might be a bit surprising to some. As it turns out, Jayson Tatum and […]

The Boston Celtics have relied on rookie Jayson Tatum to pick up some of the scoring in the absence of perennial All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving. That reliance hasn’t changed in crunch time, as Brad Stevens has given the Duke product the ultimate green light to make plays down the stretch and even running plays […]

Jayson Tatum’s scoring has taken a huge surge during the postseason, as Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens has called upon him to help shoulder the scoring load with the absence of perennial All-Star Kyrie Irving for the rest of the season. The rookie has scored 20 or more points in seven-straight games and now […]

The Boston Celtics punched their ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second-straight year, which now bodes a reunion between rookie Jayson Tatum and his childhood idol LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Yet the nerves of going up against someone he once looked up to will be completely different, now with a task […]

After the injury dust settled in Boston, the Celtics, once an early-season favorite to punch a ticket to the NBA Finals, were perceived as an afterthought. The Toronto Raptors reinvented their offense, boasting the league’s best bench and had home court throughout the playoffs. The Philadelphia 76ers were red hot and sported shiny new toys […]

The Eastern Conference Finals has now been booked. It will feature the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers — a rematch of last year’s battle in the East. Both teams look different now, though. The Cavs have a mixed bag of new acquisitions. The Celtics, meanwhile, now have Kyrie Irving — although he’s not playing. […]

The Boston Celtics are showing off their depth and mental cohesiveness in these playoffs, going up 3-0 against a talented Philadelphia 76ers team in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Brad Stevens, Al Horford, and Terry Rozier have all garnered a significant amount of praise as of late. Stevens continues to prove why he’s one of the […]

With the way the series has gone between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics, the Beantown team’s players have had a lot of reason to trash talk. During Game 3 of their series, Jayson Tatum went up for a monster tomahawk slam but before being able to complete it was fouled. On the broadcast, […]

The Boston Celtics are now on the verge of sweeping the Philadelphia 76ers after they held on for a 101-98 overtime victory on Saturday night to give them a commanding 3-0 series lead. One particular play stood out to Celtics rising star rookie small forward Jayson Tatum late in the fourth quarter, even though it […]

The Rookie of the Year award may be down to Ben Simmons and Donovan Mitchell, but Boston Celtics first-year player Jayson Tatum is putting himself in a good position to eventually become the best player out of this draft class. Tatum has taken the postseason by storm, in 10 games dating back to the first […]

When a legend speaks, everyone should listen. Recently, Hall of Famer Julius Erving shared his thoughts on Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics. Erving, who put the whole city of Philadelphia on the world map due to his dunking ability, said that Tatum should’ve been the number one overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. […]

For the Boston Celtics during their 108-103 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, rookie small forward Jayson Tatum became the first Celtics first-year player since the legendary Larry Bird to score at least 20 points in four straight playoff games. The official NBA on ESPN Twitter account made […]

Whether or not Philadelphia 76ers rising star point guard Ben Simmons is a “true” NBA rookie continues to be a hot debate topic amongst fans this season, as Simmons was drafted first overall in the 2016 NBA Draft but missed the entire 2016-17 season due to injury. This effects the chances of 2017 draftees like Utah Jazz […]

Acquiring assets is only part of a process. Stick around long enough, and any general manager will eventually be dealt a good hand. A front office shows its worth in how and when they play it. Sam Hinkie spent years hoarding chips until, finally, the Philadelphia 76ers landed on its two aces, Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons. The pair […]

An undermanned Boston Celtics squad somehow found a way to take down the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of their series Monday night at TD Garden, 117-101. Without Kyrie Irving, Jaylen Brown, and Gordon Hayward, the Celtics leaned on their top remaining healthy players to draw first blood in the series. Terry Rozier, Jayson Tatum, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics kick off their second-round series on Monday night and it will feature two teams with some of the brightest youngest stars in the league. According to ESPN Stats & Info it’s also the first time since the NBA/ABA merger that two top three picks will face off in […]

It has been a rough season for the Boston Celtics, but despite the challenges, the team is still going to make the playoffs as a No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference, thanks in large part to Kyrie Irving’s exploits and the head coaching genius of Brad Stevens. With Irving now done for the rest […]