Jayson Tatum addressed the issue of not being considered a leader

Tatum is arguably the most laid-back player in the NBA. When you talk to him, he doesn’t say anything. That’s usually interpreted as his being a lackluster leader or someone who doesn’t give a damn. In response, Tatum said that Steele is not a player who is as passionate as Kevin Garnett.

Steele heard Tatum say, “(The media) doesn’t know me and that they don’t know our environment.” Or, conversely, none of the people I played with heard from them. It has always puzzled me that even if they aren’t involved, they get to critique what you’re doing. They are ignorant of it.

True enough, I don’t talk much, but I do talk to my teammates a lot. The men I’ve played with and the guys in the organization are aware of this. You have to be sincere.

“Despite how much I adore Kevin Garnett, my personality is not like his. I don’t find that to be productive. I have to be true to myself and choose my own route if I want to be real.

There hasn’t been much leadership in Boston. The team’s rookie coach, Ime Udoka, second-guessed his choice of captains for the current season.Tatum questioned the team’s effort in their first home game of the season. Even with two youthful All-Stars in Jaylen Brown and Tatum, the Celtics are 14–15 and underperforming, finishing below.500.

Jayson Tatum opened up about his relationship with his father

Tatum keeps his personal life somewhat private. He has previously discussed his close bond with his mother, but he doesn’t talk about his father all that much. Tatum depicted his father as being less than idealistic during his high school years, despite the fact that his father always desired the best for his son.

He talked about the moment he received his first letter from a college expressing interest in the budding basketball player Tatum.

“I asked my father over the phone, ‘Dad, please come home.'” In a video posted by Boston’s WEEI, Tatum stated to Steele, “I want to show you something.” “It seems like I hurried outside and gave him the letter.” After glancing at it, he ripped it apart in front of me and tossed it in the garbage.

“Did they offer you a scholarship?” he asked. When I said “no,” he responded, “Well, this don’t mean anything.” I seem to recall crying nonstop for almost two days.

“Now that we are together, we are lot closer. However, my constant attempts to win his approval or receive some sort of credit or recognition from him drove me to become the person I am now.

Tatum said he was jealous of his teammates over how they had support of their fathers

Tatum attended Missouri’s Chaminade College Preparatory School, where he played high school basketball. Before he played his senior year at Chaminade, he made a commitment to Duke. Tatum won the Gatorade National Player of the Year award in 2016.

“I was the top player in the nation in high school,” he remarked. “I saw their dad get up and applaud when other kids on my team scored.” He would never applaud even if I had forty (points). He would remain still. He would go, as if I would not see him again following the match.

When I would ask him, “Did you see what I did?,” he would reply, “You were supposed to do that,” when I would call him. It simply made me nuts. I would go to the gym with the idea that if I worked hard and got a 50, maybe that would be sufficient. That really got to me.

Tatum grew emotional and found it difficult to explain to Steele how it all affected him as a child.

“Um,” Tatum hesitated. “I’m not emotional at all. He placed the ball in my hand, which made it difficult. It was more about hanging out with my buddies and witnessing their fathers and their bond. To be honest, my dad and I didn’t perform typical dad/child activities. I apologize; I was always basketball or. It was either go to the barbershop or play basketball.

“I’ve always promised myself that I’ll assist my son in doing that and demonstrate alternative methods.”