![]() On this night, in an NBA forum, Justin believes the result will be the same. Jayson would fail - repeatedly - but eventually recover, then flourish. When he was in fifth grade, Justin threw him into high school scrimmages with college-level talent. Jayson had been coached by his father from an early age to regroup in moments like this. Justin Tatum winces as he witnesses his son falter. Tatum goes 0-for-5 from the floor in that first half, and his team, in shock from the gruesome injury to Hayward, trails by 16 points. Immediately, the Celtics need more from the rookie to hang with the Cavs. He's certain this night can't get any worse, but four minutes after that, teammate Gordon Hayward crumples to the floor, his ankle contorted grotesquely out of its socket, his season over. Tatum's NBA career is exactly 69 seconds old. Ah! Too late! Lying in wait is James, who springs up and swats away Tatum's first NBA offering like it's an annoying gnat. Tatum reminds himself to go up strong but not too strong, then elevates with an ease that is initially comforting until. Tatum has an open lane to the hoop and Irving fires the ball into him. ![]() And that's when it hit me: 'That's LeBron. As long as I can remember, he's been the best or one of the best in the league. ![]() After that, he was the only thing on my mind. "He was so much bigger than I thought," Tatum says. Tatum searches for a hint of recognition, but James looks straight through him. James jogs out last, his lips pursed, his jaw set. He waits, as the crowd does, for his childhood hero to emerge. I wore both of their jerseys growing up, Tatum thinks to himself.Ī post shared by Jayson Tatum□□ on at 4:10pm PST Tatum doesn't intend to gawk, but as he fixes his gaze on them, his mind wanders. Trailing him is Dwyane Wade, the future Hall of Famer. Derrick Rose, the former MVP, leads the charge. As the minutes count down before the 2017 tip-off, the fans bellow as the Cavaliers sprint onto the floor. He launches smooth long-range jumpers in between conversations with his mentor, Kyrie Irving. He playfully pokes the ball free from fellow Celtic Shane Larkin in the layup line. I've played this game my whole life, Tatum thinks. This is the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers - LeBron James' house - and while Tatum is a teenage visitor, he prides himself on one particular basketball trait: He is rarely jittery on the basketball court. HE IS A rookie starter and much is expected, yet as Jayson Tatum warms up with his teammates before his first NBA game, he appears impervious to the noise and the lights and the pulsating anticipation inside Quicken Loans Arena. Of course, the misadventures have their funny moments as well, including the requisite leaving-the-dog-alone-in-a-nice-hotel trope (I wonder what will happen?), dog as an intimacy interruptor, as well as an accidental detour through a cannabis farm.This story appears in ESPN The Magazine's Oct. Tatum & co-director Reid Carolin even said they focused on filming the dogs in a way that most dog movies don’t, in order to truly make Lulu a main character. Lulu-who was played by four different dogs-shines every bit as much, going from terror to tame, and even creating one of the most emotional scenes of the movie. Fortunately, in this role he plays a good mix of funny and vulnerable. THINGS I LIKEDīecause so many scenes in Dog feature only Tatum and Lulu, a lot rides on how much you like Channing Tatum. ![]() But as he and Lulu journey on the Pacific Coast highway in his Ford Bronco and get into some misadventures, Briggs bonds with her in unexpected ways as he realizes Lulu may be carrying just as much emotional baggage as he is. But the job recommendation from his Captain is dependent on Briggs having no issues during the journey.īriggs takes a very cavalier attitude about the assignment at first. Making things more difficult for Briggs is the fact that Lulu is dealing with wartime injuries of her own and has become very difficult to handle. The soldier’s family wants the dog he served with to be at the funeral, so Briggs is assigned to take Lulu ( a Belgian Malinois) from Washington state down to Arizona for the service. His former Captain agrees to do that, but with a condition attached.īriggs’ former platoon mate, an officer who was a K9 handler in the unit, recently died. Problem is, thanks to his injury he needs his former unit to contact the firm and reassure them he’s not a health risk.
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