Wednesday’s Celtics-Kings game was one Jayson Tatum had been eyeing for awhile.
To the newly minted 21-year-old, the annual visit to the Golden 1 Center represented more than just another regular-season tilt on the road. It was an opportunity to finally compete against one of his closest friends, Kings power forward Harry Giles III, at the NBA level.
“We’ve been talking about this for as long as I can remember, making the league and playing against each other,” Tatum said after the Celtics hung on for a nail-biting 111-109 victory. “This is a dream come true for both of us.