Who is Jayson Tatum's baby's mother? Looking at their relationship history and parentage of son Deuce Tatum

During his rookie season in 2017, Jayson Tatum's girlfriend at the time gave birth to the couple's son, Deuce. Since then, Deuce Tatum has become a star in his own right, earning countless fans throughout the course of his dad's career.

Although Tatum has since split with Deuce's mom, Toriah Lachell, it seems as though the two are committed to co-parenting together.

Whether it's a regular season game or a pivotal game in the playoffs, Deuce Tatum can frequently be seen before and after games at his dad's side. Just recently, Jayson Tatum's son was seen getting a few playful punches in on former Celtic Javonte Green after the Bulls snapped the team's win streak.

Back before Tatum led the Celtics to the top seed in the Eastern Conference, he was a young NBA hopeful gearing up for the draft. With his time at Duke University winding down, Tatum was excited to get ready for the draft. It was then that he found out that his girlfriend at the time, Toriah Lachell, was pregnant.

It wasn't public knowledge at the time. Tatum also hid the news from his teammates and his coaches. He didn't want anything to potentially get in the way of his prospect status ahead of the upcoming draft. He recalled the situation in a NY Post interview recently about the time Deuce's mom became pregnant:

“I was selfish at first, honestly. I was more worried about getting drafted than I was about being a dad, because my whole life I had dreamed about going to the 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…”

Below you can see clips of Jayson Tatum and his former teammate Javonte Green having a chat post-game when Deuce begins to throw some haymakers.

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Jayson Tatum and Toriah Lachell relationship

During high school, Jayson Tatum met Toriah Lachell, who was a varsity athlete in her own right. As a two-sport athlete, it makes sense that she and Tatum found common ground and quickly began to date. A few years later, she gave birth to their son, Deuce, when Tatum was just 19 years old.

Shortly after the birth of Deuce, the couple wound up splitting. Despite that, it seems they have managed to put their son first. Tatum recently revealed that his son isn't too happy when fans approach and ask for autographs or photos when they're spending time together. The way he tells it, Deuce likes being the center of attention.

As a result, the Boston Celtics star opts not to take pictures with fans when he's with his son to ensure he knows Deuce is his priority.

At the same time, Tatum has reportedly begun dating musician Ella Mai. Although there has been nothing official from Tatum or Mai, the two sparked rumors after a 4th of July party this past summer.

Below you can see a hilarious clip of Deuce Tatum from the Celtics' recent playoff run

Jayson "Deuce" Christopher Tatum Jr.

Anybody who watches the NBA and has heard of Jayson Tatum, surely knows about his son, Jayson Christopher Tatum Jr. also known as “Deuce”. Born on December 6th, 2017 the Father-son duo began their journey to fame together.

Jayson Tatum who at the time was just drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 3rd pick in the NBA Draft, and Jayson Tatum Jr, or “Deuce” had just been welcomed into the Duke alum’s life. Deuce has managed to win the hearts of the fans in Boston, so much so, that they refer to him as the unofficial Mascot of the Boston Celtics.

Deuce is seen hanging around Tatum a lot during the pre-game shootaround along with post-game interviews, further garnering attention and the adoration of the NBA community.