When the St. Louis Cardinals took to the sphere to heat up forward of their sport towards the Pittsburgh Pirates, they did so honouring a neighborhood legend.
The reduction pitchers on the squad unveiled their help for home-grown NBA star Jayson Tatum by donning Celtics No. 0 jerseys.
Tatum — whose Celtics are at present main the NBA Finals 2-0 — took time to thank the Cardinals for the tribute with a submit on Instagram.
“A lot love,” Tatum wrote.
Since being drafted third total by the Celtics in 2017, Tatum has remained tethered to his hometown by his basis which is headquartered in St. Louis. Every year, the Jayson Tatum Basis sponsors roughly 100 girls and boys to attend an all-expenses-paid one-day summer time Basketball Camp and Management Program.
The Cardinals have honoured Tatum earlier than and the five-time all-star has thrown out the primary pitch at Busch Stadium a few instances.
The primary time got here in 2018 after his rookie season.
This was adopted up a number of years later with one other efficiency on the mound from Tatum, along with his son Deuce giving him ethical help.
