Stephen Curry had some fun at Jayson Tatum’s expense during an appearance on Dude Perfect. A clip from the episode released on Saturday has gone viral on social media, which shows Curry mocking Tatum’s infamous “We Did It” celebration after the Boston Celtics won the 2024 NBA championship.
In case you’ve somehow forgotten Tatum doing this, you can check out the clip below.
Tatum’s celebrations were a hot topic of conversation after the Celtics’ triumph. He seemed to be trying to mimic some of the iconic ones, with this celebration reminding many of Kevin Garnett’s in 2008. Later during that interview, he also sent a message to his and the Celtics’ doubters.
If you got a sense of deja vu upon hearing that, it’s because Curry said those exact same words after winning the 2022 NBA title with the Golden State Warriors.
I suppose Curry was returning the favor by mimicking Tatum during that episode. This is actually the second time an NBA player has done this, as Dereck Lively II also roasted Tatum for his title celebrations. It was all in good fun, though, and I doubt the Celtics star would take much offense to any of it.
Tatum’s sole focus at this point is helping the Celtics defend their crown and they have gotten off to a great start in this 2024-25 campaign. A 126-123 win over the Raptors saw them improve to 11-3 on the season and they’re looking like one of the best teams in the NBA once again.
Tatum has been one of the best players in the league this season too, averaging 29.7 points, 7.9 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.4 steals, and 0.6 blocks per game. The 26-year-old is an early MVP candidate and I think there’s a good chance he finishes in the top three in voting in 2025.
While the Celtics’ strong start is hardly a surprise, the Warriors’ sure is. They’re 10-2 on the season, with Curry averaging 22.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 6.4 assists, 2.0 steals, and 0.6 blocks per game.
The Warriors even handed the Celtics one of those three losses, beating them 118-112 on Nov. 6. They’ve been ever so impressive, but I am still a bit hesitant to call them a serious title contender. I will change my tune if they pull off a big trade, though. For now, the Warriors’ attention won’t be on trades, but on their next game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Intuit Dome on Monday at 10:30 PM ET.
Jayson Tatum Spoke On All The Memes About Him Imitating Celebrations
Tatum has seen the memes about his title celebrations and he doesn’t have a problem with them. During an interview with Sports Illustrated, Tatum stated the internet is undefeated when asked about all the memes.
“Yeah, I’ve seen them. The internet is a great place. As they say, the internet is undefeated. I’ve had a good time laughing and seeing all the memes and things like that.”
It is much easier to laugh about people making jokes about you after winning the championship. Tatum is now hoping to lead the Celtics to back-to-back titles, a feat last accomplished by Curry’s Warriors. They did it in 2017 and 2018 and I give the Celtics a good chance of winning it all in 2025.
