Earlier this season, Tatum talked about how Horford had mentored him during his rookie season. “He was never late, always on time, always getting his work in, in the gym, always taking care of his body,” Tatum said then. It’s based off respect: the respect that I have for him and likewise. And even when I was 19 and now, he still asks me questions, asks me, ‘How am I feeling? ‘ and ‘How’s my body?’ That’s who I sit next to on the plane.

Source: New York Times June 10, 2024 14:30 UTC