Playing for Team USA in Olympics ‘really a dream come true’ for Boston’s Jayson Tatum

The Duke product is very excited for the chance to represent his country in the Olympics with the game’s biggest stars.

Boston Celtics star forward Jayson Tatum spoke with Boston Globe reporter Gary Washburn at length while in Las Vegas, Nevada training for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with Team USA, and playing exhibition games against some of the national teams USA Basketball will be competing with for the Gold.

The nascent superstar still sounded a little star-struck at times in the conversation, but also shared some interesting perspectives on the honor of playing for the U.S. National Team in one of sport’s most prestigious competitions. The Duke product sounded quite excited to be part of the team at times, almost gushing with excitement.

“It’s really a dream come true,” explained Tatum