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TheBoston Celticsrecently made history as they recently regained their much-deserved position in the sport: at the top of the list. After a league-best 64 wins this year, the basketball team also went on to become the champions at the NBA Finals 2024, setting the record straight after sixteen stunning years since their last win during the 2007-08 season.
A majority of the credit for such a tremendous performance at the finals is largely deserved by Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, both of whom drove the team to its star-studded win. And, surprisingly enough, the determination for Tatum’s unforgettable run seems to have been driven by Heath Ledger’s performance as the Joker inThe Dark Knight.
Heath Ledger Greatly InfluencedBoston Celtics‘ Jayson Tatum
While Ledger’s performance as the Joker inThe Dark Knight(which was also the last completed performance of his lifetime before hisunexpected demise at 28 due to an accidental drug overdose) is widely commended and even won him an Oscar, it has also successfully managed to have inspired and influenced quite a lot of people to success.
One of the people influenced by it was none other than Jayson Tatum, the power forward of theBoston Celtics.And it was all thanks to the head coach of the team, Joe Mazzulla. According to the details Mazzulla himself spilled recently, he actually had Tatum watchHeath Ledger‘s best scene from the movie to help him with handling expectations and pressure.
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During his recent appearance on thePardon My Takepodcast following his team’s immaculate win at the NBA Finals, Mazzulla got candid about the same, saying (via@PardonMyTake/X):
One of the scenes me and Tatum kind of watched because we both like The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises. So, when we were working on, like, okay, this is how we’re going to handle expectations [and] pressure, this is what we need to do.
Continuing, he explained that the particular scene that helped them with this was the interrogation scene whereChristian Bale‘s Batman goes into the interrogation room to have a chit-chat with Ledger’s iconic villain. Mazzulla said:
Batman’s like, ‘Why do you want to kill me?’ The Joker starts laughing at him like ‘I don’t want to kill you, I need you … You complete me.’ It was the coolest moment of good and evil having to coexist.
So, Mazzulla had Tatum watching Ledger leadhis iconic villain inThe Dark Knightto help him figure out how to cope with the stress, pressure, and expectations?
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Well, as much of an insane idea as it indeed sounds, this trick seems to have perfectly worked on and helped Tatum’s NBA team, considering the exclusive tremendous win the team came back with after their last win in the finals in the 2007-2008 season.
Joe Mazzulla Drove a Wild Epiphany FromThe Dark KnightInterrogation Scene
Needless to say,many must be confused right nowabout the lack of connection between taming pressure and expectations and the interrogation scene inThe Dark Knight,which seems to have immensely helped Tatum’s team. But, as Mazzulla explains, the connection is as simple as it may sound wild.
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Continuing to sharehis respective point of viewof the scene during the same interview, Mazzulla let out the wild epiphany that brought him and his team to their successfully unforgettable run this season, saying:
Differences have to coexist in order to bring the best out of each other and the people around you.
That does make incredible sense, for what it’s worth, and it sounds like Tatumsaw it from this point of viewtoo considering how he immaculately led his team to extraordinary success with a league-best 64 wins this season as well as a championship in the NBA Finals.
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That’s not all, for Tatum held such a remarkable score this entire season that he has even become the 6th player to lead his team in points, rebounds, and even assists during a championship run (as perSports Illustratedand@DraftKings/X).
All of this being said, now the fans know who to thank for Tatum’s unforgettable run this season!
And if you need some similar inspiration as well, then you can streamThe Dark Knighton Prime Video.
Mahin Sultan
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Mahin Sultan is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, where she brings a fresh perspective to entertainment news. Having been in the field for over 3 years now, she has already written more than 2,000 articles across a variety of niches, from entertainment to health and fashion. This diverse experience has allowed her to quickly build a solid foundation and a deep understanding of the industry.
