10 Burning Questions with Jayson Tatum

As they say, the Internet is undefeated. Yeah, the parade probably was like the best experience I've ever been a part of from obviously how many people it was but the reaction, the environment, the energy was unlike anything that I could've imagined. Yeah . They're gonna say now I guess we'll never know . I guess we'll never know. I have. You know, the Internet is a great place and you know is is definitely, as they say the Internet is undefeated, so you know I've had had a good time laughing and seeing all the memes and and things like that. Yeah, coming into the league , being drafted by the Celtics, being here for 7 years, understanding the, the rich history and tradition that we have of this organization, and 17, now 18 championships that we have and all the, the greats that have worn this uniform before me, so it's an honor to, to wear the uniform and it's a privilege to now be a part of the Celtics greats. Deuce being there every step of the way has been cool to say the least, right? It's like we're growing up together through this journey, and he's been there for every All-Star, every big game, every big win, even, you know, the big losses, right, the ones that , that, that hurt. So to have him there for the parade and have him there to, to see me win my first championship and, and share those moments together, it was special. I think over the years it's just made us stronger, made us more connected, made us more , more together in a sense, and, and now, right, we, we have something that they can never take away from us. We, we did all the things that they said we could not do so you know forever be grateful for him and what we've been able to accomplish together. Uh yeah, absolutely. I feel like I have so much more in the tank, so much more to, to get better at, so much more to accomplish and achieve. I'm only at 26 years old, very excited for what the future holds. For me, having my own signature shoe and having athletes on the WNBA side create their own player edition shoes and and tell their own stories, for me it's an honor that they would want to do that with my shoe. I love the shoes. I love the stories, the colors that they come up with, and I always enjoy the times in which I can and wear them in the game. It means everything to be a part of the team that won the 18th championship. I know we've been tied with the Lakers for a very long time and to be a part of that group that put us at the top, the, the most winning this franchise in NBA history. I think he's gonna take college basketball by storm. I've been fortunate enough to be around him and, and, and see him play up in close and super excited for him and obviously Duke that they got the best player in the country and hopefully he brings a national championship and I'm certain that I'll be playing against him here in the NBA pretty soon. I'm more so going and and looking forward to the experience. I went to the Olympics 3 years ago and it was during COVID, so I didn't get the full experience, didn't get to see other events and have fans there, so I didn't get to bring my family, so I'm really looking forward to that and hopefully winning another gold medal.