The NBA Finals served as a Duke basketball reunion this year.
[autotag]Jayson Tatum[/autotag] and the Boston Celtics took a second straight game from the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night, getting the better of [autotag]Kyrie Irving[/autotag] and [autotag]Dereck Lively II[/autotag] to take the 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
The Blue Devils weren’t only on the court in Boston on Saturday, however. [autotag]Jon Scheyer[/autotag], the third-year head coach of the Duke men’s basketball program, showed up on the sidelines for the second game. The NBA shared a short social media clip of him embracing Tatum ahead of the contest and posing for a photo with him and assistant coach Amile Jefferson.
Scheyer, who won a national championship with the Blue Devils as a player in 2010, took over as the program leader ahead of the 2022-23 season. However, he joined Mike Krzyzewski’s staff back in 2014, so he would have worked with Tatum during the Boston star’s freshman season in 2016-17.
Duke connection 🤝
Jayson Tatum greets Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer and his coaching staff before Game 2!
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Tatum finished with 18 points, 12 assists, and nine rebounds in the 105-98 win.