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Justin Quinn

Boston’s Jayson Tatum credits changing physique, ability to read the game for growth in free throw attempts

Any press conference that starts with the backdrop falling on you is automatically good luck, or at least that’s what Boston Celtics fans watching superstar forward Jayson Tatum talk about his career high in rebounds in Boston’s 123-119 home win over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night.

Still smirking from the near-disaster, the St. Louis native replied that he’s been being aggressive to get to the line to put up the sort of free throw attempts he did in the Bulls win, 20 in total. “The older I get, the more my body develops,” he added with a shrug via CLNS Media, “the more I’m able to take contact.”

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