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It’s always good to have players connect in any sort of way on–and almost sometimes preferably off–the hardwood. The Boston Celtics just added a significant connection with the free-agent addition of Jabari Parker.
Parker and the C’s best player, Jayson Tatum, have quite a few things intertwining their careers.
For starters, they both played collegiate hoops in front of thousands of Cameron Crazies under Coach K for Duke basketball.
Not only that, but the two formed a bond when Parker visited his old stomping grounds in his third year in the NBA…which coincided with Tatum’s one-and-done college career:
Jabari Parker says his relationship with Jayson Tatum goes back to his 3rd season in the league when he went back to Duke and got to work out with Tatum.