They say basketball is brotherhood, and in the case of NBA stars Jason Tatum and Bradley Beal, the saying is more than just a cliché.
They are both from St. Louis and attended the same high school, but not at the same time. However, Tatum played for Beal’s AAU, and they grew up in the same neighborhood. Tatum described Bell as a “perfect model” earlier this year, According to Bijan Todd of NBC Sports,and sent to the Wizards a heartfelt message this week that Bell received during an interview with Taylor Rocks of Bleacher Report.
Tatum can be heard saying, “Without you, I wouldn’t be me.” “You don’t get enough credit, but I always give you credit…Big brother, man, I appreciate you. You know it’s all love.”
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Bell was then asked about their relationship, and the impact it had on Tatum’s life and career.
“It’s surreal in many ways,” Bell said. “Because, for me, I didn’t have that image, per se. For me, my older brother was my favorite player, out of [players] in the NBA. So I didn’t have that picture of what a professional was like, what the recruiting was like. During that point, I saw it within my family, so this was my way of learning on the go. It’s funny, he talks about my team at Al Ain University, because he was a part of that… who talks about volumes of his personality, and his identity.”
Playing together on Team USA, Bale and Tatum were both All-Stars in 2021. With Tatum and the Celtics twice winning the NBA title, it’s safe to assume they’ll have another supporter in Bale for the rest of the way.
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