After leading the Celtics to a 118-106 victory over the Blazers, Jayson Tatum took the opportunity to swap jerseys with one of his biggest basketball inspirations – Carmelo Anthony.
“Man, besides Kobe, Melo was one of my top three favorite players,” Tatum said, per MassLive’s Tom Westerholm. “I studied him so much growing up. One of his biggest fans […] I really looked up to him.”
Anthony was full of praise for Tatum, who dropped 36 points (14-for-22) in the Celtics’ win.
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“I love him,” Anthony said. “He’s a guy that is establishing himself as we’re all witnessing, we’re all watching.