Jayson Tatum said he enjoyed being back on the grind with his Boston Celtics teammates. He also reveled about being in good shooting touch in the open shooting drills - where it was rumoured that he made 90% of his shots taken.
Jayson Tatum had been averaging career highs in points and rebounds by the time that he was declared an All Star in late January. Following the announcement, he said that a weight had been lifted off his shoulders, and that was reflected in his play. Tatum was elected Eastern Conference Player of the Month for February after averaging 30.7 points, 7.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.3 blocks.
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Black Live Matter for Boston Celtics and Jayson Tatum
Jayson Tatum said that part of the Boston Celtics’ motivation to go all out at Orlando was the fact that they could use the platform as a means to convey their thoughts on social justice - mainly racial discrimination that has been prevalent in the USA in systemic as well as generic forms.
Continuing in the same vein, Jayson Tatum added:
The Celtics are slated to be one of the top teams in the league, and will be a handful for the likes of the Milwaukee Bucks. Many critics believe that the Boston Celtics will be the toughest challengers to the #1 seeded Bucks, and that Jayson Tatum will have much to say about the faceoff between the two teams.
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