Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum already has championships and All-Star honors on his resume, but his biggest long-term goal is to play another decade so that he can share the court with his eldest child, deuce.
On “The Morris Code” livestream with Marcus and Markieff Morris, Jayson joked through the math in real time as he looked ahead to Deuce’s 8th birthday. “He turns 8, I’m 27, it’s like, ‘Man, can I play 10 more years?’ ” he said.
For the 27-year-old, the answer was simple. “I can easily do that. I mean, if it were to work out, that would be cool,” he added.
Deuce, born in December 2017, is already a familiar face to Celtics fans, walking tunnels with his dad, posing courtside in miniature jerseys, and showing up in game-day fits he apparently chooses himself.
Jayson previously told People Magazine that his oldest son, whose full name is Jayson “Deuce” Christopher Tatum Jr., has reached the age where basketball is becoming more than just a hobby. “He just started playing basketball on the organized team,” he explained in an interview in 2023. “So he’s really starting to fall in love with the game. It’s exciting to see that.”
And while NBA families are nothing new, actually playing together is extremely rare. The league’s only father-son teammates so far are LeBron and Bronny James, making the idea of a Tatum-Tatum duo an immediate future headline.
Jayson also welcomed a second son, Dylan, with singer Ella Mai in 2024, and said both boys helped him through the mental and physical challenges of coming back from injury. After rupturing his Achilles, he recalled asking Deuce about returning to form. “Deuce,” he said to his son, pointing to the players he was watching on the tablet, “You think Daddy’s going come back and be able to do that again?”
His son didn’t hesitate. Jayson remembered the look and the answer.
“Of course,” Deuce told him. the father-of-two added, “I really needed that. There have been plenty of moments during this when I doubted myself. My son thinks I can do anything.”
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