Tatum took notice of Lillard's post-All-Star game message and responded with a two-word message: "My dawg 🤞🏽." Tatum and the Celtics (39-16) were riding a three-game winning streak going into All-Star Weekend. They will look to make it four when they face Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday.

In descending order, Tatum named Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Stephen Curry, and Shaquille O’Neal. Notably, Tatum left Celtics legend Larry Bird off his list, a surprising omission given Bird’s storied legacy in Boston.

Boston Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are leaving San Francisco another piece of hardware for the trophy case after the duo helped Team Shaq when the first ever NBA All-Star game tournaments Sunday night.