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.

Magic Johnson said Tatum refused to work out for the Lakers. Tatum's camp says that isn't true. Here's what happened -- and why the 2017 draft is a now defining moment in Lakers-Celtics lore.

Half of the 2024-25 season has passed, and the Boston Celtics are holding onto the second seed in the Eastern Conference. The defending champs are in town to test both Los Angeles home teams.

Atlanta forward Jalen Johnson plans to have shoulder surgery and miss the remainder of the season, a major blow to the struggling Hawks’ efforts to remain in the Eastern Conference playoff race.

Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 23, including Boston’s first 11 of the third quarter, and the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-107 on Saturday night in the first meeting between the teams since the NBA Finals.

Anthony Davis scored 24 points, Austin Reaves added 23 and the Los Angeles Lakers cruised to a 117-96 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.

The one whose practice facility is just five miles down the road: the Los Angeles Lakers. The other contingents ... in the NBA's greatest rivalry. Jayson Tatum is a five-time All-Star for the ...

The Los Angeles Lakers had no trouble with the defending champions on Thursday. The Lakers looked like the best version of themselves as they dismantled

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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.

Jayson Tatum, coming off an amazing season at Duke, was the obvious top pick. The Los Angeles Lakers, with the second pick, had to choose between Tatum and Lonzo Ball. Even though Tatum had so ...