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Justin Quinn

Boston’s Jayson Tatum on Coach K pushing his buttons to motivate him

If you ask Boston Celtics star forward Jayson Tatum about his time playing at the NCAA level, you will undoubtedly be met with at least one story about former Duke coach Mike “Coach K” Krzyzewski and the St. Louis native’s time as a member of the Blue Devils’ roster. And while it was only one season for Tatum, when he was asked about that period of his life in an interview with the eponymous host of the “In Depth with Jason Bensinger” show, Taco Jay had not one but several stories to tell from that era.

Tatum spoke on Coach K’s recruitment trip to his home in Missouri and a couple of times where the now-retired Hall of Fame head coach pushed some choice buttons to motivate the Celtics star.

Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what Tatum had to say about his time playing at Duke.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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