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0:31Hey guys, Graham here. It's Friday, which means we get to share with you another one of our most popular clips from a past interview. The clip you're about to hear is trending on our Instagram right now. Hope you enjoy. This week, Jason Tatum.

0:50You just turned 19. Your high school girlfriend tells you she's pregnant. What's your reaction? I got sick to my stomach. Like, because this was a week or two before school was ending. So in my mind, I'm like, I'm about to leave Duke, get ready for the draft, live my life. Like, have a blast. And then it's like, you know, you're about to have a kid. I was selfish at first, honestly. Like, I was more worried about getting drafted than I was about being a dad. because my whole life I dreamed about going to NBA, and the best day of my life was two months away. I didn't tell anybody. I didn't tell my teammates, the coaches, anything.

1:38And you were really concerned about that at first, right, like sharing that with anybody you worked with? I didn't want it to impact where I got drafted. I thought that if teams knew I was about to have a kid, they were going to think I wasn't focused and that they wouldn't pick me. So I was terrified. I didn't want anybody to know. which was extremely selfish. So I remember I told Brad Stevens, like, I remember we were on a plane and one of the trainers knew and he was like, have you told Brad yet? I'm like, no, why I need to tell Brad? Cause I'm like, I don't really know these people yet. Like, why would I tell them this private information?

2:15He was like, well, isn't she due like next week? I'm like, yeah. He's like, you might miss a game. I'm like, oh. So I go in the back of the plane, I'm like, Brad, I don't know how to say this, but I might miss a game next week. He was like, what's wrong? I was like, I'm expecting the child. He was like, oh, really? And I was like, yeah, she lives in Boston. She's due next week, so I just wanted to tell you. He was real supportive. What did your mom say on that 3 a.m. call you guys had when you first told her? I was like, Maya, you by yourself? She's like, I'm with Jake. He's asleep. I'm like, I got to tell you something.

2:56And I was like, you know, she's pregnant. And my whole life, my mom had me at 19, so she didn't want me to have a kid at 19. She knew how hard it was. And her mom had her young. Yeah. She could tell how nervous I was and how, like, scared I was in that moment. I remember she was like, it's going to be all right. We'll figure it out. Just get some sleep. And that made me feel at ease. He changed your life how? He made me grow up faster and mature because with all this newfound fame and success and money, at 19, that's a lot to handle. I wouldn't change it for the world. It motivates me. Seeing him come to all the games, practice, watch me work out, he motivates me to be the best player, the best father, the best role model that I could be.

3:42When he came out and I held him for the first time, instantly my whole perspective changed, and I was just like, oh, nothing else matters. Nothing else matters but taking care of him. And that's this week's fan favorite. To see more popular videos, go to our YouTube channel at youtube.com slash Graham Bensinger.