Tatum was initially called for the technical foul for a hand slap — one of Tatum’s regular reactions — after being whistled for a foul.

Instead of overvaluing individual accolades and pure scoring, the St. Louis native has learned how to give the game what it needs .

Jayson Tatum is expected to take the court on Tuesday against Toronto as his name does not appear on the injury report.

Former NBA point guard Brandon Jennings didn’t mince words during an appearance on Gilbert Arenas’ podcast last week when it came to Tatum and his standing among Celtics greats.

Is star Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum the softest star to play for his ball club? We hardly even want to give it any more life given how dumb of a take it is, but given it is making the rounds in NBA media circles (never mind Boston Celtics ones),