Three-time NBA All-Star Jayson Tatum looks back on surprising pregnancy news from his high school girlfriend, shortly before he entered the NBA Draft. Jayson remembers fearfully hiding the news, as he believed it might impact his draft stock.
Plus, he shares the stories of first telling his then-Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens the news and calling his mom Brandy at 3 a.m. to let her in on the secret.
Jayson says the birth of his son Deuce quickly shifted his perspective and he immediately decided “nothing else matters” beyond caring for his child:
