The Celtics star still hasn't forgotten to this day.
If Jayson Tatum had a villain origin story, it might have started decades ago during a formative moment with NBA legend LeBron James in which the then-Cleveland Cavaliers star ruthlessly rejected his request for an autograph.Tatum silenced his doubters this past season as he helped the Boston Celtics end a 16-year title drought and clinch his first and the franchise’s historic 18th NBA championship.
“ ain’t tell me no but, he kinda told me no,” Tatum said. “In Memphis a long time ago, Larry Hughes was my dad’s best friend, they played on the Cavs together. My mom took me to a game in Memphis, I wanted to meet LeBron, and I wanted to get a picture with him and an autograph. There were a lot of people back there, and he was like, ‘I’m out, I gotta go.’ And I got in the car and started crying.
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