Jayson Tatum scores 43 points as Celtics blow out Bulls

The straw poll was originally conducted in a roughly 24-hour period leading into the NBA Cup final. But after Antetokounmpo’s dominant performance with 26 points, 19 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks while Gilgeous-Alexander had 21 points but shot 8-for-24 and had more turnovers (3) than assists (2), ESPN reached out again to all 100 voters. As it turned out, 29 voters chose to alter their ballot, which resulted in Antetokounmpo more than doubling his first-place vote total and significantly narrowing the gap between him and Gilgeous-Alexander in second. Antetokounmpo’s jump created a massive lead over Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum in fourth and Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic in fifth. -via ESPN / December 20, 2024

Bobby Krivitsky: Jayson Tatum on what it’s like seeing athletes around the country having their homes broken into: “I don’t really live like that, but just take the necessary precaution to make sure that you and those close to you are as safe as possible.” -via Bluesky / December 20, 2024

Sirius XM NBA: [Jayson Tatum’s] agent didn’t want him to work out for [the Lakers]…because we already had too many forwards Magic Johnson, Lakers Pres. of Basketball Operations (Feb. 2017–Apr. 2019), tells @JumpShot8 and @TermineRadio why LA didn’t draft Jayson Tatum with the 2nd overall pick pic.x.com/SYQjOF3854 -via Twitter @SiriusXMNBA / December 16, 2024