Jayson Tatum has spoken before the start of the NBA Finals about the pressure of being a member of the Boston Celtics.
The Celtics share with the Lakers the most titles in NBA history (17 each). Now, they have a chance to get one more over their arch nemesis. Their star player spoke about the history of this team.
“We only hang NBA championship banners, right? 17 of them. Some of the greatest players to ever play this game wore this uniform. All of us are honored to follow in their footsteps, the way they paved for us to live out our dream,” Jayson Tatum said at the beginning.
Tatum withstood trade rumors, he is only focused at the task at hand. He looks at the challenge as “fun”.
“I don’t think about the future or what this may mean for me down the road. As simple as it sounds, just try to stay present, stay in the moment, enjoy it, right? Keep talking about pressure, pressure, pressure… It’s the NBA Finals. This s— is supposed to be fun.”
With season averages of 26.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game on 47.1% shooting, he had a great season, but it will all go to waste if the Celts don’t put banner number 18 up in the rafters of the TD Garden. This is Tatum’s second Finals appereance. Back in 2022 they lost to the Golden State Warriors in six games.