Jayson Tatum debuted in a real NBA game on October 17th and found himself flanked by Al Horford, Gordon Hayward, Boston’s previous lottery pick Jaylen Brown and NBA champion Kyrie Irving.
One minute in, he turned to face Irving as a ball flew his way in the low post. Durham turned into Cleveland real quick. He turned, put the first shot of his career up and LeBron James met him at the rim with one of his iconic blocks. The superstar he met and rebounded for at eight years old became real.