However he additionally acknowledged, as a three-time All-NBA participant and just lately topped NBA champion, he was listening to loads about it from residence. “Lots of people textual content me and reached out and stated ‘Be certain that this fuels you,’ which I respect. There’s lots of people that care about me,” Tatum stated. “I believe the robust half is sure, you need to use issues to gas you, however I’m nonetheless human. “…A part of being within the second, I’ve sacrificed and put loads into this recreation and work actually, actually exhausting. So within the second it’s robust. You’re not essentially apprehensive about fueling me for November or [whenever] the season is, however like I stated, it’s one thing I’m going to remove from this and be taught from this expertise. It’s undoubtedly difficult and humbling on the identical time.” -via ESPN / August 11, 2024