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Tuesday, June 25, 2024

From High School Buddies to Champions

An excerpt from SBNation - 

Jayson Tatum and Matthew Tkachuk were high school friends, now they’re both champions

The Celtics and the Panthers winning the NBA and NHL titles means these BFFs have PLENTY to celebrate.

By James Dator 

The Florida Panthers are Stanley Cup Champions, winning a hard-fought Game 7 against the Oilers to win their first title in team history. It comes just after the Boston Celtics won the NBA Championship — and at the center of both teams is a remarkable bond between friends.



Jayson Tatum of the Celtics and Matthew Tkachuk of the Panthers are long-time friends, going back to their days at Chaminade Prep School in the suburbs of St. Louis. Tatum, a promising basketball player befriended Tkachuk, who wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps into the NHL (Matthew is the son of the legendary Keith Tkachuk).

The two spent time together, pushing each other, even making goofy videos together — as this assignment Tatum made for school stars Tkachuk briefly.



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