Celtics’ Jayson Tatum welcomes the pressure that comes with being the face of the league

If there was ever any question of whether Tatum actually wants the pressure that comes with being the face of the NBA, there isn’t anymore.

If there was ever any question of whether star Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum actually wants the pressure that comes with being the face of the NBA, there isn’t anymore. The St. Louis native recently opened up on the subject of him becoming the league’s unofficial spokesman on a recent episode of the Wave Sports and Entertainment Original “7 PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony and The Kid Mero” podcast, sharing that he welcomes such pressure.

“I knew that there are a lot of conversations to be had of who’s the next face or who’s the best player who’s going to replace (Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James) and (Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant) and those guys,” suggested Tatum.

“I want to be known as the next Bron and KD, and how do you do that?” asked the Duke alum. “How do you separate yourself?”

“You win, you win a championship, you win multiple,” he explained. “So I knew that this is how I start to separate myself from whoever they think I’m in the same conversation as.”

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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