Great confidence but not arrogance. That’s why I always trust him that he will bounce back. Can’t wait to see Celtics game!

Fans, please listen closely to what Tatum is saying about his mental-state as a professional in the league; how depressed they get after a huge loss, the pressure to prove that they’re great, the relentless work it takes to succeed. The way that y’all slander, scrutinize, and crush these individuals for falling short in a sport that requires great TEAM-effort, is insane. Most of you don’t put yourselves in their shoes or understand all that has to go right for them to win, yet you discredit their legacies and their character everyday. Troll accounts, hate pages, spreading narratives on every video of them. These guys are humans who deserve respect. The way he said that he thinks about losing in that Finals EVERY DAY and obsesses over what he could’ve done differently…it really hit home. NBA players have Sports Psychologists for a reason, and a lot of it comes from 85% of y’all. This community needs to be better.

Tatum’s perspective as a parent is incredible. His mom is just as much a star as he is.

Honestly, my favorite part of this was seeing JT's mom shoutout her son. She's a proud mother, and she has definitely earned that right. Taylor, you are also on the road to being one of the great sportscasters of our time!

Taylor is truly a GREAT journalist! Getting family members involved, allowing him time to process questions, and leaving things open-ended is the right way to conduct an interview but also make it unique.

I love how Tatum is honest and up front with his opinions. Especially with the superstar topic. This guy Tatum is extremely humble and will be one of the best players in the history of the NBA to come.

The fact that he is a great dad makes me respect him even more

Future MVP and Champ ☘️ Humility mixed with confidence creates legends. Legends bounce back 🔥

“That’s really what you do it for. The excitement on kid’s faces.” That’s an awesome sound bite. It’s so true and I’m glad to hear a player say that. Remembering being a child and how amazing it was to see Tracy McGrady in turns and Caicos along with juwan Howard. So fun.

Love how well spoken Jay is. Very confident but not cocky. Very well balanced young man. His parents did a wonderful job raising him and I have no doubt that he will do the same with deuce.

this guy has found a way to be vulnerable and not sound whiny. guys, especially athletes, tend to get a lot of scrutiny for talking about their struggles, insecurities, reasons for not winning, how hard it is to win, etc. but he is just so genuine it just pulls you in and you really hear him out.

I love how he mentioned how for the Celtics to go from the 11th seed to the 2nd seed, they had to play the last 35-40 games like their life depended on it. And then after that, made it to the Finals after playing two 7-game series. I feel like everybody acknowledged that they had a tough playoff journey because of the back-to-back 7 game series but, oftentimes, the media made it seem like they purposely put themselves in those compromising situations where their season was on the line. How easily was it forgotten that they literally dug themselves out of a huge hole during the 2nd half of the regular season to then make it to the finals!? That's unheard of! Of course they were GASSED! For him to emphasize that he had nothing left shows that, at the end of the day, no matter how many sizable feats they overcome - they're still human. Yes, he's young and has accomplished so much in a short period of time but he still deserves grace. These players are harder on themselves than anyone can ever be.He's so grounded and sure of himself, It's going to take him far - talent aside. After this interview, how can you not believe in him and the C's

Wasn’t expecting bro to say that about having a kid at 19. I’m happy you were blessed with Deuce Brother your a great example of a father and you’ve definitely gained a fan outside of basketball!

Jayson Tatum my favorite player. I love watching him and his personality. Very genuine dude

This interview gave me so much believe in the Celtics going forward. Get back season ☘️☘️☘️

Taylor is good at her job. She’s fine as all outdoors but you can tell she’s prepared and players are comfortable talking to her.

You can see why his mom is so proud of him! We are all so proud of him. He knows who he is, he is an amazing Dad, and is 1000% dedicated to his craft. I wish the moon, the stars and the galaxy for him. Don't ever change JT! And you will get MVP and a championship, no doubt about it. Beyond proud to have you on our team. You, JB and Marcus are some of the finest men and athletes we've ever had the privilege to watch. You all have the Russell Hustle, are committed to growing and changing your game for the good of the team, and give your all in pursuit of excellence.

I was skeptical about what the quality of this interview would be like, but this was an amazing interview. She asked really great questions and kept the conversation going in wonderful ways. I was very impressed. I'm a long time C's fan (since '85), and this is one of the best interviews that I've watched. My hat's off to Taylor.

Taylor is such a talented interviewer.

DOPE and GENUINE interview. Taylor is the goat

Amazing Interview. Amazing Content. Thank You Guys 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Great interview.. Dope message from his mom at the end!! Much respect

Kudos to Taylor Rooks and the Bleacher Report for this very insightful, very in depth interviews. It's like you took all the questions from fans and audience and people and asked all of em for us. More power and we need more interviews like this. Clearly well researched and interviewer knows what she's asking about.

For people saying he is lying about his injury cuz they lost the finals just KZfaq “Jayson Tatum Dunk on Giannis” I remember watching this live and wondering why he kept grabbing his wrist and even before wondering why he had his wrist wrapped. Now we know why. Respect JT ☘️🙏🏾

Been watching this young man since middle school here in St.Louis. He is a product of both his parents!! Hats off Brandi & Justin♥💯💯

Great interview 😢the end got me cause I completely understand with my two lil kids i was never the biggest Tatum fan but I respect him alot more now

I love my Warriors but I love me some Jayson Tatum, he is so humble and such a great player and no doubt he will be a champion soon❤❤

The league better hope this finals made him a monster, the east will be better for it.

Love how this was filmed like a day ago then released a day or so later💫

Humble man. He will be back to the finals. I’m sure of it.

Love Jayson kind of broke my heart a bit to hear about his wrist injury. That's something that could possibly bother this dude for the rest of his career. And yet he didn't want surgery etc all that mattered was winning. I understand!! Hope it heals fully now.

Tatum has all the makings for being one of the faces of the league. He’s a killer on offense, he’s plays his heart out on defense, he’s humble, he’s constantly trying to get better, and he understands that you need to give back to the game. Hopefully people remember that his 6 games in the finals were some of his worst games ever and that he has been amazing for the entirety of his career. People think he’s inconsistent as a whole now when I watch almost all his games and that’s just not true, he may have an off shooting night but he gets 10 assists in that game he knows how to impact games in a winning way.

Jayson Tatum is a class Act. Truly deserves everything that he accomplishes in his career

Jayson Tatum! What a player, if he manages to fully put it together it’s long for the rest of the league. 🍀

Master class interview!!!

Definitely need to post all her interviews on youtube

Brilliant and insightful interview 👏

Taylor, this was such an amazing interview! Excellent job showing Jason Tatum as a real person and the other side of him.

What an amazing interview. Tatum is a great person. Big fan

idk why but this hit me dif man.... its inspiration to me. its gonna help push me to who i want to becom

Great interview good vibes 🙌 👌

I'm so proud of the Man.. not just the Player that's he's become! I was a True Celtics fan before, but now I'm like yall can't say nothing about My Team! ☘💚

That's why he is putting in all the work to get their beyond any doubts and achieve the ultimate goal!!!

Jt is so down to earth super humble and love his game

EXXXXXXXCCCCCEEEEEENNNNNTTTTT interview. You’re such a wonderful interviewer and journalist. The way you listen and allow what you’re hearing to further guide the conversation is superb.

I love this young man. His parents did a wonderful job with him. He’s fine but humble. I pray that his steps continue to be ordered by God ❤️🙏🏼

I loved watching basketball when I was a kid because of MJ. I love playing the sport at the age of 32 because of JT. He has a good heart and a great attitude. Humble but not shy.

love this guy he was a supa star in the making the day he joined the league!

This interview 🔥🔥

Love him as a player, love him as a person

Excellent interview!!!

This was a great interview.

GREAT INTERVIEW JT

I didn’t know either of them but just through the entire interview because I couldn’t stop shipping them they just looked cute

And I absolutely hope my daughter emulates Taylor rooks! Amazing young woman!

Can't wait to see the C's get back. Jt needs to play better the next time we're in the finals. He's such a great player and person and I just want to see him and this team accomplish the ultimate goal☘🏆

Great interview

That part with his mom is precious

Another great Interview Taylor, this kept me through my last hour of work. I used to watch Love Jones with my mom growing up too lol Idk what she was thinking, I think I would flip if my kids watched Love Jones 🤣

Respect my boy Tatum . ☘️🍀

Jayson Tatum plays with a lot of confidence, he doesn't let the negativity get to him, he didn't play his best in the finals, but he will for sure BOUNCE BACK, what he is doing at his age is incredible! Always focused, gets better every single year!

This was an amazing interview. JT explaining how difficult it is to lead a team. Thats why people need to relax on bashing players like Siakam, Tatum, etc. Sometimes it takes time for players to learn how to lead properly

This man Tatum gon be a FLAMETHROWER this year. Let's go C's!

Best interview of the year Taylor rooks is a beast

Amazing job Taylor 👏🏾👏🏾

He’s such a good dad, bro!

Really good stuff!!

Great interview, we learned more about JT💪🏻, and Taylor is soooo freakkinn gorgeousss, that black beauty is stunninggg🔥

kudos to Tatum for staying focused.

I wonder how many NBA players slid in Taylor Rooks DMs

Bless up🤘🏾

I want a long interview with him and JB

Cant wait to hit a couple boston games this year💪🏾

Shout out to her for asking a good question being an introvert with a high calling

Fire interview

Yoo, no cap, you can hear the pain in his voice when he talks about that finals, you can hear it in him he wants that second chance , if he gets it he’s gettin a ring

Tell Em Run It Back Kid🤞🏾.. It’s Up & Downs Gone Get Better & Learn From That Experience Of Coming Up Short And It’ll Do Nothing But Make Him Better In The Long Run. All The Confidence And Faith In The World He Gone Respond BigTime From This. My Guy.

Big JT Great interview

you have a great work ethic

I really like JT's interviews !!! This one and the other with Dray are awesome. And I really like the way he talked about being a parent !

His story is so sad, thank God for a supportive mum, God bless

Give it up to my cousin n I for bring the hoop that we balled up on all night. Legendary

Tatum really inspires us a lot and most of the time he has good quotes for us and him and the celtics will win a chip

The Jordan 14 Jayson Tatum Mustang PE ~ waiting for this to drop 🍀

I love his humble ❤️

Shout out to Taylor Rooks. This was great

Being a few years older than JT I still strive to be as good a father as him! He’s a true goat in the making 💯

I’m not crying 😭❤️❤️

He will bounce back.

The way Rooks stood by her definition of what she thinks superstar is made me really respect her as a top interviewer/talk-host. Got to be intimidating to tell a "borderline" superstar what a "superstar" is and how many of them she belives there is. All in all i really like her! She's doing a great job interacting, articulating great questions which make them (in this case, JT) formulate wellthought answers.

You're my favorite player you will be forever improve good and bad don't worry I'll be right there for you the best I could do for you God bless you and Deuce

Jayson Tatum is a superstar there is no doubt in my mind Plus he respects his mom and he’s a good dad 👍

Great questions young lady!

49:00 a superstar is determined not on the reaction fans give you. Someone who ppl can’t stop talking about.

Look their core 123 being Marcus, Jaylen & Jayson were leading Leaders and they turned it around before the trade! Then just kept it rolling now they taking to another level!!!

Taylor’s questions are top tier rs

MVP and a championship, so shall it be Tatum. You can do it. Yes you can. All the best.

Dame and Kyrie are both superstars in their own right. Nuff said .

This will be a classic

well clearly from this sit down, Tatum displays to the audience his humble beast. Simply a humble beast, like G Herbo. Respect.