“Nobody Likes Dunking on LeBron James More Than Jayson Tatum” – NBA World in Frenzy After Celtics Star Dunks All Over Sixers Counterpart
· Yahoo Sports
Jayson Tatum gave everyone flashbacks to his rookie-season dunk on LeBron James on Tuesday. In the third quarter of the Boston Celtics’ 123-101 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, Tatum drew Joel Embiid out of the paint on a ball screen, opening up a window to attack the rim.
James was the last line of the Sixers’ defense, and even though he wasn’t in the best position to contest Tatum’s attempt, he went for it and got posterized by the Celtics superstar.
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Tatum made his first statement play as a rookie in 2018 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Celtics and Cavaliers with this dunk on James:
Not many people can say they’ve posterized James, but Tatum has two such moments after Tuesday night. Almost everyone who watched Tatum dunk on Tuesday remembered the play from eight years ago.
“Nobody likes dunking on LeBron James more than Jayson Tatum. Nobody,” one fan said.
Jayson Tatum keeps it respectful while describing second poster on LeBron James
While fans rallied behind Jayson Tatum for his dunk on LeBron James, the Celtics superstar humbly revisited the play after the game. Tatum said he was satisfied he could finish through all that contact and that it was just another basketball play.
“It just kinda felt good to finish through contact,” he said during his walk-off interview with NBC. “It’s been about 19 months, you know, since I dunked on somebody, so just to kinda get my legs back, feeling good, you know. It’s a basketball play.”
Tatum spent nearly 10 months recovering from an Achilles tear he suffered in May 2025 in the playoffs against the Knicks. He made a remarkable recovery and returned in March 2026 to finish the season.
After a healthy 2026 offseason and a chance to play from opening night, Tatum is looking more comfortable and explosive with each game.
On Tuesday, he finished with 21 points, six rebounds, and four assists, shooting 47.1%, including 3-for-7 from deep. Tatum took a step back offensively with his new co-star, Paul George, torching his former team with 36 points on 63.6% shooting.
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