Jayson Tatum tells Jimmy Kimmel about his 'awful' first meeting with Michael Jordan in Paris in 2019

Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum recalled the archetypal clip helium met NBA icon Michael Jordan - and the embarrassing infinitesimal that defined their archetypal encounter. 

Speaking connected 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!', the reigning NBA champion Tatum said that helium archetypal met 'His Airness' backmost successful 2019 close aft signing with the Jordan brand.

The marque was hosting a retreat successful Paris that summertime and Tatum had been invited to articulation connected the eve of his 3rd NBA season.

'I met MJ successful 2019 erstwhile I archetypal was introduced to the marque and archetypal signed implicit and I met him successful Paris... they had a clump of athletes, it was a large lawsuit they utilized to bash successful the summertime earlier Covid. It was my archetypal instauration to everyone connected the squad and it was similar a "welcome to the family" moment,' Tatum said.

He past admitted that helium 'ruined' that infinitesimal aboriginal successful the evening astatine a dinner.

'I locomotion in... I deliberation I conscionable turned 21, it was MJ, his wife, and Spike Lee they were sitting astatine the table. And my array was implicit there, and I conscionable wanted to spell present myself again and spell beryllium down. 

'I was truthful nervous. My hands were shaking, and I spell to shingle his manus and I sound implicit his vino glass. And I spill it everywhere, and I interruption the glass, and I'm speechless.'

But Tatum said that the 61-year-old Jordan was understanding: 'He was ace chill astir it due to the fact that that's astir apt happening a 1000 times. That's thing we laughter about.'

Tatum has remained with the Jordan marque ever since helium archetypal singed successful 2019 - releasing 3 signature shoes with the label.

The astir recent, the 'Jordan Tatum 3' dropped successful September - conscionable earlier Tatum and the Celtics began the defence of their record-setting 18th NBA championship.

Since being drafted by Boston 3rd wide successful the 2017 NBA Draft retired of Duke, Tatum has go 1 of the biggest stars successful the league.

He's a five-time NBA All-Star and has been named to the All-NBA First squad for the past 3 seasons successful a row.