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“No More Popeye’s”: Jayson Tatum Switched To a Diet For the First Time Since Celtics Lost the 2022 NBA Finals to Stephen Curry and Co

Nithin Joseph
|PublishedDec 27, 2022

“No More Popeye’s”: Jayson Tatum Switched To a Diet For the First Time Since Celtics Lost the 2022 NBA Finals to Stephen Curry and Co

Dec 25, 2022; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics small forward Jayson Tatum (0) reacts to making a three point basket during the second half against the Milwaukee Bucks at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports

The 2021-2022 NBA Finals saw the Boston Celtics take on the Golden State Warriors. A matchup where the Celtics heavily relied on their star forward, Jayson Tatum.

Unfortunately for Boston, the Dubs came out on top, led by the likes of Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Jordan Poole, and Draymond Green. The loss was a hard pill to swallow for the franchise, fans, and players alike.

Tatum himself made a vow to become better and started taking measures to give him an edge. This includes giving up fried food like his favorite, Popeyes Chicken.

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Jayson Tatum has given up Popeyes in order to give himself an advantage in his crusade to return to the Finals

Jayson Tatum came so close to making history last year when he took the Boston Celtics to the NBA Finals. Sadly, they fell short, but not without putting up a fight.

Defeat hit hard, and Tatum’s way of dealing with it was to focus on getting better. In a recent interview, he revealed that he is doing everything to give himself an edge, including going on a diet. The result of this has seen him give up on eating Popeyes, his favorite fast food brand.

“That was part of something I wanted to change from my experience in the Finals. In my kind of level of fatigue. I talked to my trainer and said, “I wanna eat better! I wanna change my diet!,”. I’ve never been on a diet…I’ve always been able to eat what I want. But I’m just trying to find ways to give myself an edge. So losing body fat, trying to gain muscle. Getting a chef and having him prepare three meals a day. Not eating too much fried food like French fries and yeah no more Popeyes.”

As things stand, it seems to be working out. The Celtics are leading the league in wins, and the Cs look set to make another run to the NBA Finals.

Tatum and the Celtics are sitting pretty at the top of the Eastern Conference and the NBA

It is safe to say that Boston and Jayson Tatum have bounced back well from their Finals defeat. The team has a 24-10 record and is not only the best team in the East but the best team in the NBA by far.

As things stand, the franchise looks set to make yet another run to the NBA Finals. Perhaps this time they will be the ones lifting the Larry O’Brien trophy at the end of the season.

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About the author

Nithin Joseph

Nithin is a content writer at The SportsRush. Like his favorite athlete Kobe Bryant, the company has helped Nithin elevate his writing skills to a whole new level, especially as an NBA content writer. With over 1500 articles to his name, Nithin's love for the sport knows no bounds. And, as he continues to watch the sport on a daily basis, he hopes his fascination with the NBA, especially the Miami Heat will inspire more and more readers to give the sport a chance. Perhaps, one day making basketball in India as big as it is in the United States.