WATCH: Tatum meets Rooster for first time sooner than All-Important person Game

WATCH: Tatum meets Rooster for first time sooner than All-Important person Game first and major regarded on NBC Sports Boston

Boston Celtics celebrity Jayson Tatum at final received an different to meet Larry Rooster sooner than Sunday night’s NBA All-Important person Game.

Tatum caught up with the C’s legend sooner than taking the court docket for his fifth All-Important person look. You might perchance presumably well presumably presumably gape the assembly between Boston’s basketball greats below:

All the draw through his pregame interview with TNT, Tatum admitted he became somewhat starstruck whereas assembly Larry Legend.

“I ain’t gonna lie, I met Larry Rooster tonight for the first time. I never met Larry Rooster in my life,” Tatum said. “So, I received to meet him and he gave me esteem — I became anxious, so I’ve received some juices flowing for the sport appropriate now.”

Or no longer it is about time Tatum received to introduce himself to 1 of the finest Celtics in franchise historical past. The 25-year-frail is within the course of his seventh season with the team. Sunday’s All-Important person Game supplied the actual different for the assembly to happen with the festivities taking deliver in Indiana, where Rooster lives and on the 2nd serves as a professional for the Pacers.

Tatum already has broken a number of of Rooster’s franchise data. Upright final week, he surpassed Rooster to alter into the Celtic with essentially the most 30-point games through seven seasons. Finally, Rooster has the edge within the finest statistic: three NBA titles to Tatum’s zero.

Tatum will behold to manufacture his 2nd consecutive NBA All-Important person Game MVP on Sunday night.