Celtics rookie Jayson Tatum and LeBron James go way back — six years to be exact.
It was in 2012 when then 14-year-old Tatum begged LeBron James to follow him on Twitter.
@KingJames Follow back it's Larry Hughes nephew from st. Louis and Abe and Rj Lil cousin and Justin Son Follow Back pic.twitter.com/AnOnb7E8
— Jayson Tatum (@jaytatum0) April 13, 2012
Tatum, who is the nephew of former Cavaliers guard Larry Hughes, who played with James, is spotted in the photo with the king in middle school at a time when his dream was to make it into the NBA.
Now, at 20 years old, James and Tatum will be following each other, this time at the NBA's highest level.
Jayson Tatum with maybe the best answer to the ‘how do you stop LeBron?’ question you’ll ever hear pic.twitter.com/Zqgc0Jg7Yh
— Dime on UPROXX (@DimeUPROXX) May 10, 2018
