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Tatum, Tkachuk re-create bus photo, throw first pitch at Cardinals game
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Anthony Gharib, ESPN
Jayson Tatum and Matthew Tkachuk are fresh off winning championships last season for their respective franchises. Months later, the former high school classmates reunited in St. Louis for an important task — re-creating a photo they took together growing up.
The Boston Celtics and Florida Panthers stars were classmates at Chaminade Prep, a small Catholic school in St. Louis. Tkachuk even appeared in a video for Tatum’s class project.
One of the more memorable artifacts from their time at Chaminade was a photo of them together on a school bus.
While at the St. Louis Cardinals game on Sunday, Tatum and Tkachuk re-created the picture, with their classmate even appearing in the back.
How it started ➡️ How it’s going.
Jayson Tatum and Matthew Tkachuk reunited with childhood classmate Jacob B. to recreate their famous bus photo at the ballpark today!#ForTheLou pic.twitter.com/Y0ty2mIdf0
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) August 18, 2024
Both raised in St. Louis, the two champions were in attendance to throw the first pitch before the Cardinals faced the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Tatum even brought the Larry O’Brien Trophy with him, while Tkachuk had a special WWE championship belt.