Jayson Tatum is soaking in every single moment of attention and respect that he has been given. Most NBA fans will certainly know that the Boston Celtics finally managed to get the job done and win the 2024 NBA championship. They defeated the Dallas Mavericks in 5 games and cruised to an NBA title having suffered only 3 losses in the entire postseason.
The Celtics star has been heavily scrutinized by the NBA community in recent times. Especially after failing to win a championship during the Celtics’ last Finals attempt back in 2022. However, those failures appear to be a thing of the past as the NBA star has been seen all across the country showcasing the championship trophy.
Best moments from the 2008 Boston Celtics championship parade
Jayson Tatum recently sent out a tweet revealing that fans are giving him respect and calling him champ when he is on the golf track. That title pleased him as Tatum is now looking forward to receiving a championship parade from the Celtics fans, “Everybody at the golf course called me “champ” today, I fucking loved it…Can’t wait for the parade tomorrow.”
Everybody at the golf course called me “champ” today, I fucking loved it 😂😂😂🏆
Can’t wait for the parade tomorrow— Jayson Tatum (@jaytatum0) June 20, 2024
To those who do not know, a championship parade occurs when the NBA champions drive through their city with fans swarming the streets cheering for them and celebrating.
With the exception of the pandemic year, every single NBA championship victory is followed by a parade. The last time the Boston Celtics fanbase experienced a championship parade was when Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo, and the 2008 Celtics squad managed to defeat Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2008 NBA Finals.
After winning the 2008 title, the Celtics took to the streets in an open bus and were seen celebrating by smoking cigars and popping champagne bottles. Several of them also interacted with fans who were eager to celebrate their hometown team’s achievement.Jayson Tatum was quite a young child when the Celtics had their 2008 championship parade and is clearly looking to experience this one from the perspective of a player. However, fans are beginning to grow displeased with his behavior over the past few days.
Fans are beginning to grow weary of Jayson Tatum’s bragging
While every NBA champion has a right to celebrate their success to the fullest, one could argue that Tatum has taken things too far. He has been quoting other stars and has begun to earn a reputation as a corny personality after winning the NBA championship. In fact, some fans believe that he was simply making up the fact that random strangers were referring to him as champ on the golf track.
Aight let it go ur dragging it now
— BarnesMuse (@MuseBarnes) June 20, 2024
Can I get “Things that never happened for 1,000?”
— Aidan LaPorta (@AidanLaPorta69) June 20, 2024
In any case, Jayson Tatum cannot be criticized too much for his behavior. However, one must certainly wonder what more he could have done if he ended up winning the Finals MVP award to go along with an NBA championship.