Jayson Tatum has made a name for himself as one of the league’s best following the Boston Celtics’ run to the NBA Finals. Tatum has grown into his role as the main star and looks primed to win at least a championship or 2 shortly. And his popularity is making him quite the draw for people, his recent participation in the CrawsOver Pro-Am league game alongside other NBA stars was watched by many.
Tatum and LeBron James played on the same team, and the two have some unique history. In Tatum’s rookie season in 2018, the Celtics lost to James’ Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. But that seems to be water under the bridge now, the two superstars ended up linking together on a highlight play. Tatum lobbed the ball for an incoming LeBron to dunk it.
And as can be expected, fans were all over it, praising the play and wondering what it would be like if the King and the Celtics’ star ended up teaming up in the actual NBA.
JAYSON TATUM TO LEBRON JAMES 🤯 @thecrawsover @jaytatum0 @KingJames pic.twitter.com/D93ofrR9pU
— Overtime (@overtime) August 21, 2022
“Majestic a** dunk.”
“This duo would be a problem.”
“LeBron and Tatum >> Tatum and KD.”
“Tatum is a future Laker man.”
“Probably will never see them team up in the NBA.”
“Omg I have this duo in 2K.”
“Bron would look good in green.”
“That’s how he usually lobs to Jaylen lmao.”
“Best highlight he’ll have all year to the King.”
“Who the hell put these two on the same team?”
“This play was worth the waiting by itself.”
“Shoulda singed with the Celtics instead.”
“Love this. Basketball is a beautiful game.”
With Tatum becoming the face of the Celtics and LeBron recently signing an extension with the Lakers, their teaming up is quite unlikely. However, that’s what makes Pro-Am games like this so much fun, watching the best of the best just balling out with each other. Both will create a lot more highlights once the season begins, but this lob and dunk will stay long in the memory of fans for sure.
