The Boston Celtics recently had a back-to-back in Los Angeles. They overcame the Los Angeles Clippers but fell to the Los Angeles Lakers. However, during their time in the City of Angeles, Jayson Tatum found some time to make an appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel show.

The St. Louis native gave new versions of some well-tread tales from his past, as well as a few new ones as well.

Pleading on behalf of Los Angeles sports fans, Kimmel asked the Boston star to “go a bit easy on” the Lakers during their upcoming matchup on Thursday.

Fans of the Boston Celtics may have noticed star Celtics forward Jayson Tatum making an appearance on the "Jimmy Kimell" Show this week, and the St. Louis native opened up about the experience after Boston's overtime win vs. the Los Angeles Clippers at the Intuit Dome on Wednesday (Jan. 22) evening.

On Wednesday night, the Boston Celtics are playing the Clippers in Los Angeles. Before the game (on Tuesday), Jayson Tatum made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel.

Jayson Tatum has been named as an Eastern Conference All-Star starter for the 2025 All-Star game. The Boston Celtics star will be making his fifth consecutive All-Star appearance and his sixth overall.

Jayson Tatum struggled from the field shooting 5-14 with 19 points while Jaylen Brown carried a majority of the load shooting 10-23 and finishing with 28 points. Payton Pritchard added 15 points off the bench including the unsuccessful full-court heave as time expired.

The Boston Celtics’ superstar Jayson Tatum didn’t score a point in the first half of the team’s 114-112 loss to the Houston Rockets, and he only took 14 shots. It can’t become a habit for the player or team.