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Tom Brady's Gift To NBA Star Jinxes Boston Celtics in Playoff Loss

Brady's gift come at a less than opportune time with the Celtics struggling in the postseason.

Dustin Lewis

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Former NFL superstar Tom Brady has more time to himself than ever before after stepping away from the game for good earlier this year. While he's been focused on a variety of ventures, including becoming a Keynote speaker, Brady has also carved out a schedule to deliver a couple of gifts.

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Recently, the legend in the city of Boston recognized one of the rising stars in the Northeast. Boston Celtics star and MVP candidate Jayson Tatum posted a picture on social media of a personalized jersey from Brady.

The framed jersey had a special message just for the four-time NBA All-Star. Brady's signature took up one side of the jersey while the message was written on the other.

"Jayson, LFG.  I love watching you play! Good luck."

While this was meant to be a special item for Tatum, it ended up coming at a poor time with the Celtics in the middle of postseason struggles. With Tatum revealing the jersey prior to a crucial game five, you could even call Brady's gift somewhat of a jinx.

Boston laid an egg at home during a must-win contest on Tuesday night as Philadelphia took a 3-2 lead in the series. Tatum started out 0/6 as the Celtics trailed 33-26 at the end of the first quarter. Though he finished with 36 points and ten rebounds, he was a team-worst -26 and only connected on 11/27 of his attempts (3/11 3PT).

Tatum is only shooting 45.5% from the field and 30.6% from deep against Philadelphia. Tuesday marked the second game where he's gotten off to a rough start as Tatum started 0-8 in Boston's one-point loss on Saturday.

The Celtics have an opportunity to keep their season alive and force a game seven on Thursday night.

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Dustin Lewis
DUSTIN LEWIS

Lewis joined BucsGameday when it was founded in 2022. He's also the Editor-In-Chief of NoleGameday. A graduate of Florida State, Lewis has worked for NG since 2016.