@espn On his senior night, the gym was the fullest it had ever been. It was my junior year. I’ll never forget our conversation at halftime, he was telling me I needed to throw him a lob if we got a fast break since we were winning big…….
It's so hard being a Duke fan. You have to win every year and if you don't you lose in horrific fashion and the whole world gets to celebrate. It's hard being me
@espn We couldn’t stop talking about that play for the rest of the year. Since then, every time I would see Deng, it was always brought up when we would see each other. One of my favorite basketball memories of my career. An amazing friend, teammate, person gone too soon. Rest easy 5❤️
@espn I quickly threw the ball up, it hit off the backboard, nearly hit the rim and right as it passed the rim, Deng was there to catch it over the defender and put it through. Have never heard the gym that loud for any other game or moment….
We literally hooped together on Thursday night and had a long conversation about the future. Hug your loved ones man. This is heartbreaking. Rest in peace to one of my favorite guys 💔❤️🙏
JT's all-time ranks for players under 27:
☘️ No. 1 in threes made
☘️ 1 of 7 players with 13K pts
☘️ 1 of 2 players with 13K pts, 4K reb and 2K+ ast (LeBron)
HAPPY 27th JAYSON TATUM 🥳🎉