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[Jolly Sports News] Jayson Tatum sparked some humorous reactions this week with his outfit choice.
The Boston Celtics star appeared on Wednesday’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon following an eventful summer where he won his first NBA title with the Celtics, a gold medal with Team USA at the Paris Olympics, and released his children’s book, Baby Dunks-a-Lot: A Picture Book.
However, it was his attire—a dark-green collared shirt and matching pants—that caught social media’s attention. Many joked that Tatum looked like the leader of a Communist nation, drawing comparisons to figures like Fidel Castro, Mao Zedong, and Kim Jong-Il, spawning a wave of memes.
Ironically, Tatum signed a $315 million supermax extension with the Celtics this summer, leaving many wondering why his outfit resembled a “Che Guevara Halloween costume.”
Tatum, known for marching to the beat of his own drum, has already faced online jabs earlier this offseason for a peculiar new tattoo.
