Jayson Tatum flops at 3-point shootout, but wins All-Star MVP on the way to setting scoring record
While his early exit from the NBA’s 2023 All-Star 3-point shootout was not exactly auspicious, star Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum put together an impressive performance in the 2023 All-Star Game, winning the annual exhibition contest’s Most Valuable Player award — named after his friend and mentor Kobe Bryant to boot.
On his way to doing so, the St. Louis native also happened to set the all-time scoring record for the All-Star game, hanging a jaw-dropping 55 points on Team LeBron to elevate Team Giannis to their first-ever All-Star Game win.
The folks over at the official Bleacher Report Youtube channel captured Tatum being honored with the MVP award:
The folks behind the NBA’s official YouTube channel captured the play of Tatum that got him the MVP award:
And hometown heroes NBC Sports Boston was there to hear what went wrong for Taco Jay in the 3-point contest on their YouTube channel.
As an added bonus, the St. Louis native could be seen at the big game sporting his new signature Jordans courtesy of the folks at the NBA on TNT YouTube channel:
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