Boston Celtics Star Jayson Tatum Sends Out Viral Instagram Post After NBA Finals

Jayson Tatum made a post to Instagram after the NBA Finals.

Jun 12, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) reacts after a play against the Dallas Mavericks during the third quarter during game three of the 2024 NBA Finals at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports / Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

On Monday evening, Jayson Tatum captured his first NBA Championship when the Boston Celtics won Game 5 of the Finals over the Dallas Mavericks by a score of 106-88.

The All-Star forward finished the victory with 31 points, eight rebounds, 11 assists and two steals while shooting 11/24 from the field and 1/7 from the three-point range in 45 minutes of playing time.

Via StatMamba: "Jayson Tatum tonight:

31 PTS
8 REB
11 AST

Joins Jerry West (1969) as the only players in NBA history to record those numbers in a championship-clinching game."

Jayson Tatum tonight:

31 PTS
8 REB
11 AST

Joins Jerry West (1969) as the only players in NBA history to record those numbers in a championship-clinching game. pic.twitter.com/MVdR1hsJzr

— StatMamba (@StatMamba) June 18, 2024

After the game (on Wednesday), Tatum made a post to Instagram that had over 260,000 likes and 3,000 comments in less than four hours.

Tatum captioned his post: "One of the greats kid"

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A post shared by Jayson Tatum🙏🏀 (@jaytatum0)

Tatum has now played seven years in the NBA, and he finished the regular season with averages of 26.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 47.1% from the field and 37.6% from the three-point range in 74 games.

In addition to being an NBA Champion, he has made five All-Star Games and four All-NBA Teams.

Jun 17, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) celebrates in the locker room after winning the 2024 NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Elsa/Pool Photo-USA TODAY Sports / Pool Photo-USA TODAY Sports

The Celtics selected Tatum with the third pick in the 2017 NBA Draft after he played one season of college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.

Since he's been in the league, the Celtics have reached the Eastern Conference finals five times (and the NBA Finals twice).

They finished this past season as the first seed in the Eastern Conference with the best record in the NBA (64-18).