Young NBA star Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics was candid about the armband used in reference to former player Kobe Bryant in the series against the Miami Heat
Jayson Tatumstar of NBA fur Boston Celticstalked about gesture in reference to Kobe Bryant in Game 7 against Miami Heat, for the Eastern Conference Finals. The winger wore a purple armband with the number 24 (used by Kobe in his career) in yellow as a way of honoring the late idol.
“It was Game 7. Everyone knows how much Kobe means to me. My idol. My favorite player. This was the biggest game of my career so far so I wanted to wear this armband to honor him and share that moment. I think it worked”, explained Tatum. It’s the first time the Celtics have reached a season finale since 2010, when they were beaten by Los Angeles Lakers in Game 7, when Kobe was still on the team.
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The Massachusetts franchise and the California team make up one of the biggest (if not the biggest) rivalries in the NBA, being the only ones to have won 17 league titles each. In addition to the armband, Tatum also showed in an Instagram post a message as if to Kobe’s number saying: “I got you today”.
BOSTON IN THE FINALS
On Sunday night, the 29th, the Boston Celtics visited the Miami Heat in a match valid for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. With the series tied at 3-3, the teams went into the final match looking for victory to advance in the competition. Even playing away from home, the Boston Celtics stood out and got the victory that put them in the grand final after 12 years.
The match started very well for the visitors, who managed to open a big advantage in the first period. With a very bad use in the shots, the Miami Heat was seeing their opponents open more and more the advantage on the scoreboard only in the first minutes of the match.
Source: sportbuzz
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