Young Boston Celtics Star Sets Unfortunate Playoff Record

Jayson Tatum is one of the best young players in the NBA.

Jayson Tatum is going to continue to make a name for himself in the NBA, as he’s still very young, and there’s no doubt he’ll be back in the NBA Finals again one day. The Boston Celtics star finished Thursday’s Game 6 with 13 points on 6-of-18 shooting, seven assists, three rebounds and another five turnovers. Across the series, Tatum shot 31.7% from the field with 23 turnovers. He also finished the playoffs with 100 total turnovers, the most any player has recorded in NBA postseason history, per StatMuse.

Jayson Tatum is the first player in NBA history with 100 turnovers in a single postseason. pic.twitter.com/Jd7PKvYHCJ

— StatMuse (@statmuse) June 17, 2022

The internet predictably had some fun at his expense.

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— Brendan Vogt (@BrendanVogt) June 17, 2022

Man I was so disappointed! https://t.co/MhBewZZAio

— Christopher W Parker (@pastorchris1266) June 17, 2022

JT with 100 turnovers for the series. https://t.co/llDGounRwo

— Aηg𝕖𝕃 𝐕✌ (@GiJoeValdez) June 17, 2022

Turnovers https://t.co/hf105adx1f

— skater (@ProSk8r_) June 17, 2022

😂😂😂 https://t.co/8FmTDrroEg

— Chris Tibbetts (@lifeofTibbs) June 17, 2022

🤦🏻‍♂️ https://t.co/PaqlbvJKNH

— Paul Ebanks (@the_Bowery) June 17, 2022

In 18 games, the 24-year-old averaged 27 points, 6.7 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game, earning Eastern Conference finals MVP against the Miami Heat.

But 100 turnovers isn’t going to cut it. That’s one record you don’t want your name attached to.

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