By Ben Golliver and Rob Mahoney, Sports Illustrated JAYSON TATUM BOSTON CELTICS The Boston media spent months comparing Tatum (13.9 PPG, 5 RPG) to NBA legends and predicting a decade’s worth of All-Star appearances for the rookie forward, and then a funny thing happened in the playoffs: He somehow exceeded…

By DANIEL HOLLOWAY, Variety Facebook has picked up a new reality series starring NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal for its video service Facebook Watch. “Big Chicken Shaq” will chronicle O’Neal’s journey as he angles to balance his already busy life with the restaurant – determined to maintain his singular humor in the…

By JILLIAN RUFFO, People At over 7 feet tall, Shaquille O’Neal has never never had any trouble making baskets. But one challenge the sports legend has come across throughout most of his life has been shopping for clothing to fit his tall frame. Which is why now, he’s helping men…

NBA star Shaquille O’Neal is coming out with a new documentary called “Killer Bees,” about a high school basketball team in Bridgehampton, New York, and the coach who inspires them both on and off the court. The film follows the athletes and their community as they face challenges of race,…

By ADAM HIMMELSBACH, Globe Staff The story of how Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving’s graying, trash-talking, basketball-playing character “Uncle Drew” went from a pipe dream to a soda commercial to a feature film truly starts in the aisles of a Miami grocery store six years ago. Pepsi wanted to film…

By Laura Bradley, Vanity Fair Jimmy Kimmel Live! got off to an unusual start Monday night, mostly because Jimmy Kimmel was nowhere to be found. Monday’s host was, instead, Shaquille O’Neal—the first of four guest hosts who will be hosting the show while Kimmel spends the week with his family. Shaq will be followed by Dave Grohl Tuesday…

Jayson Tatum, a St. Louis native who’s currently in his rookie season with the NBA’s Boston Celtics, plays the NBA 2K video game on PlayStation4 with Jammie Payne, 11, during an event honoring members of the Riverview Gardens Boys & Girls Club at the Herbert Hoover Boys & Girls Club…

Duke’s Jayson Tatum answers questions during an interview after being selected by the Boston Celtics as the third pick overall during the NBA basketball draft, Thursday, June 22, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) By Joe Holleman, St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The marketing mavens at Imo’s Pizza have added a…

By John Denton, NBA.com ORLANDO – Four years after Jeff Weltman and John Hammond pulled off one of the biggest coups in NBA Draft history, the two executives charged with rebuilding the Orlando Magic’s roster took a chance on another lanky, under-the-radar forward loaded with big-time potential. Possibly channeling their…

By Chris Forsberg, ESPN BOSTON — The Celtics selected Jayson Tatum with the third pick in the 2017 NBA draft Thursday night, a selection made just days after they traded out of the No. 1 spot. The 19-year-old Tatum averaged 16.8 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists during his one…