Jayson Tatum just tried saving one of the most lackluster All-Star games in recent years. This year’s contest saw many top players get ruled out due to injury before and during the game. Along with other superstars like Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic simply not trying to have strong performances, someone needed to step up and give the crowd the entertainment they deserve.
Jayson Tatum answered that call with a record-setting 55 points, the most in All-Star game history. He was crucial in Team Giannis ending Team LeBron’s winning streak of All-Star wins, with James now having a 5-1 record at the event.
While some fans criticized Tatum for stat-padding and taking advantage of the lack of defense that was being played, most level-headed fans recognized that Tatum just had a career-defining performance.
Jayson Tatum wins the Kobe Bryant All-Star Game MVP 👏 pic.twitter.com/7dB4RcPvBa
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 20, 2023
Brown got the last laugh! https://t.co/D0bIsnyVl1
— Hard Rock Bet (@HardRockBet) February 20, 2023
the entire arena watching tatum go into game 7 mode in the ASG pic.twitter.com/U1zBQdkO0V
— rodney (@lukatroncic23) February 20, 2023
— Riffaldy (@riffaldy9) February 20, 2023
https://twitter.com/MambaOut8_24/status/1627519556829806593
— rare (@veryrare_ns) February 20, 2023
https://twitter.com/azbubba2004/status/1627520768908345344https://twitter.com/hayeslegoatfan/status/1627519516858089473
Team Giannis vs team lebron pic.twitter.com/Y6iNarNkmB
— Confused Houston Fan 🙃😕😐 (@Snyphe) February 20, 2023
— TatumSzn💍 (@Tatumisgoat1) February 20, 2023
How they expect nba fans to react to a professional basketball player shooting efficiently on 40 shots with no one guarding him pic.twitter.com/NlTDby2lUx
— Save Us CW1 (@DuckzSzn) February 20, 2023
Once upon a time, the all star game was played with intense defense and was an honor. The big household names would showcase their dunks, and only the best snipers participated in the 3 point contest. Watering down what used to be a beautiful product.
— 🦇 (@LOVELAKESHOW) February 20, 2023
i know how much that meant to him
— Ethan Cumber (@ethancumber1) February 20, 2023
KOBE THIS IS FOR YOU 🐐🥲 pic.twitter.com/LQSAO5ygJx
— ZYA✍🏾 (@Zya_Arts) February 20, 2023
His duel with Jaylen Brown was arguably the most entertaining sequence of the game. In an MVP season, Tatum is proving to the world he has ascended and deserves to be put in the conversation of the best player in the league for the foreseeable future.
Will Jayson Tatum Bring A Championship To Boston?
Winning the All-Star Game MVP award is a decent accomplishment. Winning the regular-season MVP is a career-defining accomplishment. But winning a title and a Finals MVP is a legendary accomplishment that ensures Tatum is remembered as one of the all-time greats of the sport.
Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and Giannis Antetokounmpo are greater examples of players that won everything that they could in terms of individual accomplishments. It seems Tatum might really be the next in line. This All-Star game performance shows he is on the right path, he just needs to deliver on the promise to bring the first title to Boston since 2008 this season.
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