What is it like riding in a duck boat parade thrown by the City of Boston to celebrate you and your teammates winning an NBA title with the Boston Celtics? According to star Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, it is not all that bad of an experience.
We of course may be underselling his take on the experience, which the St. Louis native recently shared on a recent episode of the Wave Sports and Entertainment Original “7 PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony and The Kid Mero” podcast. “I think for me, the best part was the parade,” said the Duke alum. “The parade was the best two hours of my life, that environment, 2 million people being outside, being on the duck boat and just the atmosphere and the energy.”
“That (expletive) was incredible, and then it’s tough,” he added. “I’ve had a lot of great things happen since then — I signed a contract, I’m trying to win a gold medal, but I’m like, all those things are great, and I’m blessed and happy for it, but it’s like I don’t want that (expletive) though.”
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“We did win a championship and … it is damn near impossible to do it and every year is different,” recalled Tatum.
“Every year presents its own challenges, and it’s like I know how hard that … was to do, and it’s like I’m out here with USA Basketball trying to win a gold medal, but it’s like, yo, I just won a championship.”
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