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Jayson Tatum makes first statement after historic announcement

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Jayson Tatum spoke with the Blue Devils after becoming the Duke men's basketball team's first chief basketball officer.

Duke Blue Devils, Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics. | Lance King/GettyImages

The Duke Blue Devils men's basketball program named Jayson Tatum their first-ever chief basketball officer. In that role, the Boston Celtics star will be a special advisor to head coach Jon Scheyer.

"In this role, Jayson will leverage his career success to provide perspective and guidance on basketball development, leadership, and life as a successful athlete, leaning on the lessons he first learned at Duke," the team said in its announcement about the move.