LAS VEGAS – Jayson Tatum was 15 when he made his first USA Basketball national team. Tatum has worn that number as part of U.S. teams several times since – and will wear it at the Tokyo Olympics, where the Americans will aim to capture a fourth consecutive gold medal.
“I remember that first team when I was hoping, wishing, that I got No. 10,” Tatum said. USA Basketball simply put out a list of names and jersey numbers, and Tatum got No. 10.
For now, it’s Tatum’s jersey.