Jayson Tatum: Crying as classmates laughed at my NBA dream

Jayson Tatum recalls a traumatizing moment from his childhood at a predominantly white school - when his teacher was quick to disapprove of his dream to play in the NBA. Plus we hear from Jayson Tatum’s mom Brandy, who remembers marching up to school to put Jayson’s teacher in her place.
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[@JWoodYT]

This interview has done a great job at humanizing one of the best athletes in the world. All of the respect in the world to JT and his mother.

[@benjaminletiecq4932]

She is one hell of a mother jesus christ. Well done Brandy.

[@optimalpowersimracing6625]

His mom is so respectable and loveable! What a rock to have behind you!

[@MehulPatelLXC]

What an incredible mother.

[@bpdmf2798]

Who's laughing now!

[@Stanley_Fields]

Not a got damn soul! 😂

[@BG-mn6di]

Right 💪🏾 And when you see me out in public don’t ask for no autograph either 🤧😂

[@michaelyoon9355]

Haters going to hate.

[@musicman76enator]

But he lost in the NBA Finals tho 😕

[@musicman76enator]

@@Stanley_Fields Warriors fans are laughing

[@Toucansam46]

Imagine telling an 8-9 year old kid that his dream is unrealistic

[@tuneunleashed]

There are no things as an unrealistic dream. Go back to 1799 and tell them we would have touch screens, hd laptops and shit they would look at you as a crazy idiot

[@Akjugo]

It is tho JT lucky

[@Toucansam46]

@@Akjugo no the point. Don’t tell kids they can’t achieve their dreams

[@eeluaune3449]

Jason Tatum,such a calm soul 🥺

[@NJSportsGirl2]

I like the motivation his mom gives him still 😊

[@user-ks3ky8yz7l]

Crazy how I felt everything he said.

[@downhilltwofour0082]

Jason, I heard years ago that the best revenge a person can have on those who put you down is to be a success and you obviously are! I also envy you having a really great Mom, I didn't have that at all.

[@xx-wp3mq]

Couldn't help but smile through the whole of this

[@michaelcalibri3620]

Same

[@muthergoose4084]

F that teacher. How can you do that to a first grader?

[@Brandon-hn5xy]

More like fourth grade but that’s still messed up.

[@djnfbrhkelkondwvb6853]

@@Brandon-hn5xy they said it was in 1st grade in the video

[@Brandon-hn5xy]

@@djnfbrhkelkondwvb6853 didn't he say 8-9 year old?

[@charleshan0207]

@@djnfbrhkelkondwvb6853 and then he said he was 8-9 years old... think bro. that's 3rd/4th grade

[@vladokingsley297]

Well she's right tbh, the chance of making the nba as a superstar is like a .000001% chance

[@obrianstudio]

"Now they always say congratulatiiiiiooooonnnnssss" 💯💯🙌🏾

[@marianacosta3314]

Cant believe Graham finally interviewed JT. Been manifesting it since the Djokovic interview 😍

[@andyandyandy5781]

Tatum has a great mother

[@kellychung4741]

Jayson and his mom is such an inspiration🥹

[@alberttershana8096]

That’s a great mother

[@obrianstudio]

She tha real MVP❤🙌💯

[@zumptt]

When a NBA players mom worked harder and is cooler then the player son.... my god what a W of a mom and woman. And this aint a knock on Jayson that a compliment to the mom

[@dflowhoops]

Great interview

[@cameronchiesa1031]

Love this, great mom and Jayson is the man!

[@jessicabrown3184]

I love him , I love his mom

[@akisafakas5233]

This is going to be a movie one day, bank on it

[@cbrown940]

Beautiful family & story!

[@DeanRyan89]

JAYYYYYY TEEEEEE FOOORRRRRR THREEEEEEEEE ain’t nobody laughing now ☘️🔥

[@robertdepesci3418]

that's exactly how i felt as an asian kid in a mostly black school. they laughed at me and bullied me for being the only asian in school.

[@BB-gf6wf]

it's always easy to be hot shit when you've got the numbers backing you, unfortunately.

[@bubbasernie5762]

I relate to this so much, I had a similar experience as a kid!

[@musicman76enator]

I used to get laughed at a lot in school too. I totally get it. High school in particular was so bad. I dreaded going to school every day because the moment I got there people would just relentlessly criticize me and laugh at me for all sorts of stuff.

[@minminnnn]

sorry you went through that. high school was rough for me too. use that as a source of motivation to fuel you to do whatever it is you want to do ❤

[@wheretheredferngrows14]

What a great mom

[@dandandkl9048]

Great, great mom!

[@CCEkeke]

That is one hell of a mother.

[@danielboston8806]

Tatum always flexin the Jordan gear💪🏾

[@tammyalbert4862]

That teacher looks like a fool now! Make sure you go see her and let her see who you are

[@Smoove_5]

If she watch TV she will

[@tammyalbert4862]

@@Smoove_5 I mean walk in her classroom if she's still teaching. Let her look him in the face, great her with a smile then talk to the kids in her class because she's probably telling them the same thing.

[@cvgodd1432]

I’m sure she knows lol.. just going to the store and seeing your student on a bag of chips. This probably got her pissed! 😂😂

[@tammyalbert4862]

@@cvgodd1432 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Jayson should go find her and bring her a bag and and say remember me? I look good don't I ?

[@jamesmuth2734]

I attended school with his father and Larry Hughs. Both of them were driven, reacted so well to adversity, we're rarely treated as more than incredible athletes despite the fact that they were incredible young men and exceptional STUDENT athletes among a predominantly white, privileged male student body. They indirectly taught me how to be a transformative coach and teacher. Jason is the product of incredible family support from his mother and father so whether they were together or not has nothing to do with raising fine young men and women in a society where this combined with the fact that so many still believe that centuries of oppression and denial of any basic human rights is no excuse for any mistake in black culture. Excepting others to pull themselves up from boot straps that never had straps aka support to begin with is the mindset that sets all humans back centuries. This is a fantastic interview. Thank you so much for speaking your truth.

[@ashle9034]

bro is now an MVP candidate. Oh how the tables have turned.

[@joos4Lyfe]

Wow his mommy Dope! 💯

[@davidjordan2968]

I KNEW this video was gonna get me emotional. Fuck!

[@wokeupstupid3424]

Can’t believe Tatum is still only 19

[@lucillerose-davis7666]

Ain’t no one laughing now

[@AZ-wf2jt]

Super Dope ! Dream Big 🏀💪👏

[@justinalexander699]

W mom

[@jamesdot87]

Thats crazy……thats a teacher with that type of attitude….i swear our coommunity is doomed when teachers are killing your dream lol

[@victorwalston3280]

2:58 look at Duece!

[@newenglandmixes5990]

Why would the teacher shoot down his goals? If they were a good teacher they would encourage him

[@RLICGNT]

00:51 "Why?" 🤣🤣🤣🤣👌🏾

[@user-ip3ym2sm5r]

Jayson your father not only liked you ..he loved you. As adults we have to remember that we do not know our parents 'back story '. Parents never really tell their children every thing about their upbringing. Somethings are better left unsaid. Sometimes parents mimick what was shown to them maybe your father only knew though love as a way of saying 'I love you'. That doesn't mean it was right it just means that's what he was taught. I am sure you father showed love towards you as best as he could. Never forget that. Always strive to be the change you want to see in the world. Keep this in mind..no matter how much of your upbringing you share with your children you will never tell them everything because some memories people mentally block out for one reason or another. I will tell you something that a wise person told me. 'Hold on to the good memories, and let the bad ones go". In time you will see that having inner peace is worth more than you could have ever imagined. While you will never be perfect you will always be a work in progress as a child of God. Your friend in Christ Jesus.

[@Nothing-nf8ve]

Love that did not translate. Lets call a spade a spade. Its good that brandy put tatum in that private school. He recognized the value of having both parents. Etc.

[@Mikey-vy5ee]

He never gonna read this shit

[@riffsthatkill2180]

@@Mikey-vy5ee lol

[@jameslrouse]

My mom is also named Brandi. Brandi don’t have time to play.

[@Chosen293]

Video of when Kobe never knew Michael jordan graham bensinger interview he said the same as tatum

[@goadiegreen]

It's crazy watchin this I just realized me and Jayson birthday 2 days away from each others and my moms name is Brandi Nicole and his moms name is Brandy Cole kinda weird lol

[@osomoriarty456]

Guess who’s laughing now!!!

[@arnaudfg]

Woaaaw

[@dominiqueparent8042]

Great testamony of how God is an AWESOME God 🙏

[@nonanimeprofilepic]

same thing happened to kobe, tatum the next kobe confirmed

[@xidiamond6851]

I am Watching a rerun on NBC now and I came here because I didnt understand how he could afford private school with his mom struggling like that? Why didn't Graham ask him about that?

[@Chosen293]

Same thing happened to Kobe

[@mengiequirante2460]

Teachers should be more mindful… often they don’t mean any harm but words carelessly said crushed many a little people 😢

[@blacksheeq8667]

Yall need to interview De’Aaron Fox 🦊

[@hs8153]

Look at me now ( leon edwards' voice)

[@shutcholameazzup3098]

😂

[@AdedokunAdebo]

I hope he doesn’t have any of those people who laughed at him in his life including his teacher

[@gregthegoatostertag8579]

It clearly gave you fuel

[@thiccpotato1147]

Damn lol 😂 wish I had parents.

[@aviaforrester1481]

hi!

[@InfoHubZA]

I just wonder how you knew you were gonna be tall enough to play in the NBA. I guess they say when you know, you know.

[@dp2120]

I like how his mom handled the situation, but I gotta say Jayson's explanation of why other kids wanted to be certain things and he didn't makes no sense. He claims those kids wanted to be doctors and lawyers *because* they saw their parents do it and because he didn't see his parents do that he couldn't envision it - yet he could envision something way less common and likely which his parents also didn't do which is be a professional athlete lol

[@clownanaround7996]

Glow up

[@masonthewarriorful]

How did the school allow 2 heavy chairs on the court?

[@kurtkobane8579]

Maybe cause one of the only 2 times the school win a state Championship in basketball was due to Tatum lmfao

[@jdpg01]

🇯🇲😎👌🏾

[@faiwong9932]

JT

[@jhause9404]

I love Tatum, great story but dude needs to be real. 1. He came from a very upper middle class family, not poor st louis. 2. He had both of his parents daily, they just weren't together 3. He never worked a day of real work, just basketball. Cool guy, but tell it real

[@ftunee]

Bruh

[@JMR2875]

They're looking real clownish right about now.☠

[@jackgower3606]

Every teach says that to a student though? Why is this a sob story? More chance of being a doctor, lawyer, pilot than being a NBA player. Why do pro athletes always cry pity 😂

[@JMR2875]

Why are you people like you talking? If you're not a sports player then hush. You won't make it because you don't have the talent.

[@tuneunleashed]

Doesn’t matter he’s in the NBA. He had more chance at that then being a pilot, Doctor or a lawyer. Teacher is wrong!

[@jackgower3606]

@@tuneunleashed you’re 100% wrong. Chances of him being a doctor or lawyer was far better than being an NBA player.

[@DonMaximus98]

SMH brokies will do say anything 🤦‍♂️

[@absolutelypro4612]

So hes priviliged? Every kid has parents like this. Every kid hears the same story you can do anything. He aint special just cause he made it off genetics

[@adofominka8767]

Why didn’t he want anybody else to know that he came from a single parent household? Because that is the familial institution that is projected as the normative family structure even while it’s failing so many people in this society. It’s total bs, but if the adults in your life allow you to be educated in a certain way, you will adopt the normative thinking and socialization.

[@JakePicci]

It's not total BS. Statistically people are much more likely to succeed if they have both parents in the house. Obviously there's people with single parents or even no parents that succeed, and there's people with two loving parents that do nothing with their lives. I was raised by a single father, so I'm not looking down on it. But typically it's much better for someone to have a loving mother and father. That's just a fact

[@adofominka8767]

@@JakePicci what statistics? What studies have been done? And how are you defining “success”?

[@JMR2875]

Because its embarrassing when you're a kid and you're an outsider in your own school. You don't know anything about that judging from your comment.

[@FilthyMcNasty69]

@@adofominka8767 you're very uninformed... single parent kids are more likely to drop out, go to jail etc

[@FilthyMcNasty69]

@@adofominka8767 look up the statistics. This is coming from someone who was raised by a single mom btw.

[@joenichols3901]

I mean, its honestly good advice. For 99.9999% of kids, you will not make the NBA. The teachers were right to discourage it.

[@Smoove_5]

Nah just made herself look stupid they are KIDS they can be wateva tf they wanna be now she making crumbs while JT making millions 😂😂

[@juggiano3470]

Not at all g00fy every teacher that discouraged a kids dream that kid ended up doing exactly what that teacher was discouraging 99.9999999% of the time

[@joenichols3901]

@@juggiano3470 that is patently false. Most kids say they want to be a dinosaur, cat or some other creature. Should teachers encourage that? Keep telling all the black kids they can all be NBA players and rappers. Great advice.

[@JMR2875]

No it's not good advice. Just because you don't have a dream and or don't go for doesn't mean others won't. You're more likely to make the NBA than become President or win the Lottery. You're up here talking about Dinosaurs and crap just shows how severely uneducated and lack of driven you are.

[@applepie5846]

Jayson Tatum is such a weird guy

[@killpaleface3279]

Flat line yourself

[@Tsuny999]

ok "apple pie"

[@ilovebasketball666]

Bros saying that when his name is Apple pie

[@applepie5846]

@@ilovebasketball666 hmm yea a pointless username I have to create to comment, you’re telling you care that much about usernames? Now that’s weird

[@Onlyrealmusic4life]

I'm surprised he's as good as he is because he seems like a really timid guy. Not just quiet like Barry Sanders. He seems genuinely timid.

[@sniperplayz6895]

W mom