The man is a brick house when he attacks the cup, and he is not afraid to sacrifice his body on plays when the competition gets intense as well. He has won at the highest levels by sacrificing his ego and giving the team what it needs from him in ways supposed future faces of the league have rebelled against doing elsewhere.

The Celtics' best player, All-NBA power forward Jayson Tatum, has recently gotten into a war of words with former Milwaukee Bucks/Detroit Pistons standout point guard Brandon Jennings. Boston almost got a chance to select one of the Miami Heat's biggest stars,

Jayson Tatum heard the outside noise and responded after getting shade thrown at him by a former NBA star. The Boston Celtics forward became a talking point during last week's episode of the "Gil's Arena" podcast. Host Gilbert Arenas had a fiery discussion about Tatum with former NBA veterans Brandon Jennings and Nick Young.

Mazzulla went on to strongly defend his star player in the same radio interview, calling Tatum “one of the best Celtics of all time” while stressing the need to ignore outsiders’ opinions.

The Boston Celtics have jumped out to being one of the better teams in the NBA once again this season. Despite some injury concerns throughout, Boston has stuck

It is Tatum's 12th time being so recognized, third in team history in terms of volume behind Paul Pierce (17) and Larry Bird (15).

For the second time this season, Celtics forward Jayson Tatum has been named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week.

Teague knows Tatum's game inside out -- and the one key thing that separates the two (that is, besides winning).

Jayson Tatum claps back at Brandon Jennings’ “softest superstar” comment, proving his toughness on and off the court with humor.

"I think it comes with being one of the best players in the league, and the more you accomplish, the more It gives people opportunity to nitpick at things." Jayson Tatum was asked about his week of online drama and criticism.