Don’t take the greatness of Jayson Tatum for granted [Video]

The Boston Celtics have been a professional basketball team since 1946, joining the NBA in 1949.

In their 75 years, they’ve played 6,880 games and seen a record 41 players or coaches inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. They’ve also retired 24 numbers—the most by any professional sports team in North America.

Yet, in all that history, no player had ever accomplished what Jayson Tatum did in Saturday night’s 123-98 win over the Chicago Bulls.

With 43 points, 16 rebounds, and 10 assists, Tatum became the first player in Celtics franchise history to record a 40-15-10 triple-double. It’s only the 12th time in NBA history that such a stat line has been achieved, with Tatum accomplishing it in record time, needing just 35 minutes and 31 seconds.

Tatum finished the night shooting 16-of-24 (66.7%) from the field and 9-of-15 (60.0%) from deep, joining James Harden as the …