Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics are the top teams in the NBA. With more wins than any team in the league, they are simply one of the favorites for the championship. The Celtics drafted Tatum as the 3rd overall in the 2017 NBA Draft. Tatum is coming off a strong NBA All-Star game against team LeBron.
Jayson Tatum has earned a name for himself as one of the best forwards in the league. It is one of the reasons the Celtics have been a strong team for a couple of years now. Despite the team not heavily depending on one player, Tatum is a stand-out performer for the Celtics. With every great player in the league having a nickname, so does Tatum, and it’s not one you would expect.
Jayson Tatum on his Taco Jay nickname, on @OldManAndThree: “Tacos are my favorite food. My mom makes tacos four to five times a week.”
— Boston.com Celtics News (@BDCCeltics) August 13, 2020
Tatum is nicknamed, “Taco Jay.” It looks so simple and yet unexpected for Tatum to have such a nickname. Nonetheless, it is not very hard to decode why he is called ‘Taco Jay.’ It is that simple, Tatum’s favorite food is Tacos and it is a common item that is prepared at his home. “Tacos are my favorite food,” said Tatum. “My mom makes tacos four to five times a week,” Jayson confessed at Boston.com back in 2020.
Last year, before the NBA title would be decided, Nike decided to release Air Jordan 36 in the Taco Jay colorway. Tatum is a Jordan athlete and is endorsed by the Jordan brand. Nike developed the Taco colorway for the love of Taco by Jayson.
Jayson Tatum is named the MVP for the 2023 NBA All-Star game
Tatum made it to his 4th NBA All-Star game in succession. Team Giannis would go the entire game without their captain. Giannis carried an injury, however, managing to score a bucket and leaving the game. Nonetheless, Giannis would get his first win as a captain, all thanks to a historic performance from Jayson Tatum. He put up a 55-point performance and set the new record for points scored by a single player at the NBA All-Star game.
Jayson Tatum wins the Kobe Bryant All-Star Game MVP 👏 pic.twitter.com/7dB4RcPvBa
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 20, 2023
Tatum displayed his 3-point range after he failed to show it in the 3-point contest. Besides dropping a 55-point performance, he added 10 rebounds and 6 assists, for the night. Tatum shot the last bucket for team Giannis to take the win, and get Giannis his first win as a captain. After a record-shattering display, Tatum deserved to win the MVP and he did. It is his first-ever NBA All-Star MVP and it won’t be his last if he can put up the same performance he put up last night.