Jayson Tatum had a summer to always store in his memories. An NBA championship and an Olympic gold medal marked his professional conquest. But he also got to share a priced moment with the most important person in his life – his son Deuce. This wasn’t him throwing himself up in a sky of confetti after winning a championship. Instead, Tatum got the chance to make their favorite pastime a venture that features them both.

He combined both of his worlds into one. Basketball and the times he spends with Deuce reading him books. The Celtics ace released ‘Baby-Dunks-A-Lot’, a children’s book catered around a child that becomes a basketball superstar. It doesn’t completely draw inspiration from his real life, yet the book does feature some realism.

The illustrations include the main character imposing fear on LeBron James and even Stephen Curry hitting at his habits. “He should really keep the pacifier in his mouth,” the Chef is illustrated saying in the book owing to his habit of biting down on his mouth guard. Surprisingly, though, Tatum never rally had any conversation with the two directly about the same.

Yet, their teams approved of the initiative, and so it went ahead.

“Honestly, I didn’t have any personal conversations. My team reached out to their team to see if they would be OK with their image and likeness being used in the book, and they were super cool with it. I’m very appreciative of that,” Jayson Tatum told NBA.com.

It’s odd that they never had a conversation about the book considering they spent weeks in Paris together as part of the Olympics. However, at the same time it’s great to know that their representatives saw the light side of things and prioritized the greater objective before the players’ prides.

Could Jayson Tatum be a feature in Stephen Curry’s series?

Before Tatum launched his children’s book, Stephen Curry had managed to build his own little empire. He had two volumes of ‘I Have a Superpower’ as his children’s books. Curry has always looked to find ways to help the youth and make them realize the importance of education. Whether through his Eat. Learn. Play or other philanthropic gestures, he has made immense strides.

And most recently that led to him becoming a hero in his own book. Notably, right after his memorable debut at the Olympics, the Warriors cornerstone came out with a graphic novel – ‘Sports Superheroes’.

It’s an engaging book for children that helps share the story of his decorated career. From the time of being overlooked to the days of a Warriors dynasty, the novel goes through it all in a manner to inspire youth. And the 36-year-old plans on making it a series. In his interview with TODAY, he forwarded these intentions.

“It’s a way to bring a real story of my journey into an imaginary world where kids can feel inspired and motivated to whatever their skillset, their talent, their gift is and know that there are going to be ups and downs in life. You kind of have to embrace all the lessons that you learn along the way. Hopefully, this series it starts with me but there are going to be a lot of other athletes that are going to be able to share their tory with the next generation,” said Curry.

Jayson Tatum too has an inspiring tale, growing in a household with a single mother. He watched her take on multiple jobs and keep pushing him to make his basketball dreams come to life. Then came the moment of a championship. It could be too soon as Tatum’s career is only just taking flight. But do you think he could be a part of such a series down the line given Tatum’s works in the space? Let us know your views in the comments below.