Brian Babineau. Getty Images.Oh yeah. That's what I've been waiting for. I've been waiting for Jayson Tatum to finally be an NBA champion and tell the world “eat your shorts.” We got a glimpse of that right after the game with his KG impersonation/what the hell are you talking about now. Then we got a little more of that at the podium during the press conference, where he was still pretty reserved.
All we needed was for Tatum to come out at the afterparty and tell us how he really felt. And guess what? He was right. We'd been told all this time that the Celtics couldn't, couldn't. We all had to hear what would happen if the Celtics lost a 3-0 lead for the first time in history. We all had to hear what would happen if the Celtics missed out on a title this season after blowing through everyone that stood in their way for the last eight months.
Most of the commentary about the Celtics since October has had nothing to do with them winning, but what would happen if they lost. It would be sad, pathetic, predictable, all for nothing.
So it must have felt good when Tatum dropped the mic. I can't think of a more iconic moment to perfectly close this title. It was a mic-drop title. A mic-drop on Joe Mazzulla, a mic-drop on Tatum/Brown, a mic-drop on this era of Celtics basketball, and a mic-drop on those of us who have never wavered and always believed.
We were right. We were right all along.
That's all I feel when I watch the Tatum video. Sure, people who are upset that he finally got over it will try to mock him for using the Kanye line, but to that I say keep crying. Your team feeds my soul. Unfortunately, this is your life. Jayson Tatum is an NBA champion and has the right to call you names. If you don't like it, go and punch him.
The thing is, if the 2024 season/playoffs have shown us anything, it's that nobody can do that.
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