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What is Jayson Tatum's net worth? Boston Celtics star hits game-winning 3-pointer to beat Milwaukee Bucks

Tatum got the ball off the inbounds, dribbled a bit and stepped back before making the game-winning shot for the Celtics

Jayson Tatum banked in a fallaway, go-ahead 3-pointer in the final second to beat the buzzer and give the Boston Celtics a 122-121 win over the Milwaukee Bucks in their season opener on Wednesday, December 23. Tatum got the ball off the inbounds, dribbled a bit and stepped back before making the game-winning shot for the Celtics. Giannis Antetokounmpo had a chance to tie the game after being fouled but blew the second free throw for the L. Check out the Tatum video here:

Born on March 3, 1998, Jayson Christopher Tatum is a native of St. Louis, Missouri. He attended his hometown Chaminade College Preparatory School, where he was rated a five-star recruit and considered as one of the top players in the Class of 2016 by recruiting services. Tatum played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils before entering the NBA draft in 2017. He was selected with the third overall pick by the Boston Celtics. He bagged the 2019 Skills Challenge during NBA All-Star Weekend. Celebrity Net Worth has listed his fortune at $25 million.

As soon as Tatum made the legendary shot, his fans started cheering him and praising him on social media, as one Internet user said, "I KNEW HE WAS GONNA TRY SOME STUPID SHIT LIKE THAT BUT IT PAID OFF" While another one said, "I'm just happy tonight that Jayson Tatum had a game-winner The Milwaukee Bucks lost And once again Giannis antetokounmpo still does not have a jump shot and can't make free throws he has all the money in the world to hire a trainer and yeah he does nothing on that jump shot". Another one joked, "Jayson Tatum really made the shot of the year in the first game. Giannis gotta call him DaddyTatum from now on."

Making speculations, one said, "I really think @jaytatum0 will do BIG things for Boston!" "Jayson Tatum said he didn't try to bank it in it. Once the ball left his hands though he said he knew it was going to hit the glass,' said a fan while another tweeted, "We’re 1 game into the season and Jayson Tatum has hit a game winning 3 over reigning DPLOY. It’s the season starter, but this man is setting the tone early in Boston this year".