Boston Celtics marquee Jayson Tatum was just 15 when he wanted to play just like Kevin Durant. When the first one entered the league, KD had already had it all, a championship title, an MVP award, an NBA Finals MVP. So when Tatum got the chance to join forces under Durant’s leadership, he definitely knew how to live up to the excitement during the Tokyo Olympics.
Jayson Tatum, who played against Kevin Durant in 2017, gave some interesting information about his interaction with the Brooklyn Nets jersey. Draymond Green Show. It’s safe to say, Tatum not only won gold for Team USA in Tokyo, he even made some memories.
What was Jayson Tatum’s opinion?
Tatum told Draymond: “I especially remember getting off the wing. Someone hit me with the ball. And if it was the Celtics, I could hit it. I remembered K was on my right and handed it to him. And I remember being angry with me.
“She was like, ‘No, don’t call me. Be yourself. I need you to kill. And for the first time, I said, ‘No, he wants me to circle him too’.”
Indeed, it would have been a strange experience for Jayson Tatum to play alongside Kevin Durant after the Nets and Celtics had their horns locked in the playoffs three months ago. When Tatum got his first chance to represent his country under his idol’s leadership, he certainly claimed to have left lifelong memories at the Tokyo Olympics. Something that Draymond Green would be fully aware of.
“Durant is someone I looked up to growing up” said Tatum. “And having that matchup with him during the playoffs and then being his teammate and chatting with him abroad is something I’ll always remember.”
Given the form of the Celtics and Nets, it may well be possible that we will once again witness KD and Tatum clash in the playoffs. If that was the case, Durant had Tatum’s trick as he won all four games in the playoffs against Boston.
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