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Boston Celtics Legend Paul Pierce Reacts To Jayson Tatum's Instagram Post

Paul Pierce commented on Jayson Tatum's Instagram post.

Ben Stinar

Feb. 24, 2013; Portland, OR, USA; Boston Celtics small forward Paul Pierce (34) walks off the court after the game against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Rose Garden. The Blazers won the game 92-86. Mandatory Credit: Steve Dykes-Imagn Images
Feb. 24, 2013; Portland, OR, USA; Boston Celtics small forward Paul Pierce (34) walks off the court after the game against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Rose Garden. The Blazers won the game 92-86. Mandatory Credit: Steve Dykes-Imagn Images / Steve Dykes-Imagn Images

Jayson Tatum has established himself as one of the best ten players in the NBA.

The Boston Celtics All-Star has a chance to go down among the best forwards of all time.

In addition to Tatum's fame, his son (Deuce) has also become a fan-favorite.

For Deuce's seventh birthday, Tatum made a post to Instagram that had over 230,000 likes in five hours.

Tatum captioned his post: "BIG 7EVEN! Happy Birthday kid! Daddy love you 🤞🏽❤️"

Jayson Tatum's IG Post
Jayson Tatum's IG Post / December 6

One person who left a comment was Celtics legend Paul Pierce.

His comment had over 500 likes.

Pierce wrote: "Happy bday ✌️"

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Oct 18, 2022; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) talks with former Celtics great Paul Pierce after they defeated the Philadelphia 76ers at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-Imagn Images / Winslow Townson-Imagn Images

For Celtics fans, they will love seeing that Pierce is interacting with Tatum on social media.

Last season, Tatum helped lead the Celtics to their first NBA Championship since 2008 (when Pierce won Finals MVP).

Paul Pierce
Dec 29, 2010; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Boston Celtics small forward Paul Pierce (34) during an NBA game against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace. Pistons defeated the Celtics 104-92. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images / Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images

Pierce spent the first 15 seasons of his 19-year career with the Celtics.

In that span, he made ten NBA All-Star Games and reached the Finals twice.

The Hall of Famer is one of the best players to ever play for the legendary franchise.

As for Tatum, he was the third pick in the 2017 NBA Draft out of Duke.

The 26-year-old is in his eighth NBA season (all with the Celtics).

Currently, Tatum is averaging 28.4 points, 8.6 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.3 steals per contest while shooting 45.4% from the field and 37.4% from the three-point range in 21 games.

During his tenure with the franchise, they have reached the NBA Finals twice (and Eastern Conference finals five times).

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Ben Stinar
BEN STINAR

Ben Stinar is the NBA reporter for Fastbreak on FanNation.