During the 2023-24 NBA season, the Boston Celtics were the cream of the crop in the league, as they dominated the competition on a nightly basis on the storied franchise’s way to winning 64 games, which was the best in the NBA.

As if it wasn’t impressive enough for the Celtics to cruise through the regular season unscathed, Boston carried that dominance over to the NBA playoffs, as they made easy work of the competition on their way to the NBA Finals to take on Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving of the Dallas Mavericks.

Although some believed that the Mavericks might be able to give the Celtics a run for their money in the Finals after they defied the odds throughout the Western Conference playoffs, Boston made easy work of Dallas in five games, resulting in the team winning an NBA record 18th title, edging out the arch-rival Los Angeles Lakers.

After winning his first NBA title, superstar forward Jayson Tatum was on cloud nine while living the dream until he went to the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, and had to watch from the bench most of the time on his way to winning gold with Team USA.

The experience of having to ride the bench after winning a title left a significant impact on Tatum, but he’s probably feeling a little bit better after the reception he received arriving in Shanghai, China, via Overtime.

Tatum has no shortage of fans in China, which could result in him regularly returning like his mentor, Kobe Bryant, used to visit and was adored by those in the country.

The Celtics superstar will embark on an interesting journey as he attempts to win back-to-back titles in Boston and earn the respect of his peers.