Jayson Tatum scores with new kids picture book 'Baby Dunks-a-Lot'
Jayson Tatum. (Courtesy of Bred Hampton)
Host Scott Tong speaks with NBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Jayson Tatum about “Baby Dunks-a-Lot,” the new kids’ book Tatum coauthored with Sam Apple. The two also discuss Tatum’s close relationship with his mom, his childhood in Saint Louis and his thoughts on his lack of playing time in the Paris Olympics.
Book excerpt: ‘Baby Dunks-a-Lot’
By Jayson Tatum and Sam Apple, illustrations by Parker-Nia Gordon
Excerpted with permission of the publisher Abrams Books.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
