Jayson Tatum has the Boston Celtics one win away from their first NBA Finals berth in 12 years, but he's still managing to keep up with his off-court interests, as well.
The Celtics star has partnered with the sports brand Overtime and actor Jay Ellis to design a sneaker with a "Top Gun" theme to celebrate the release of "Top Gun: Maverick," which hits theaters this weekend.
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SIGN UP HERE The latest installment of Overtime's "Trick My Kicks" show reveals how Tatum helped design the new kicks, and features the 24-year-old saying he plans to wear the Top Gun-themed kicks at the Celtics' first game next season.
The video shows Tatum and Ellis -- who plays Lieutenant Reuben "Payback" Fitch in the new "Top Gun" movie -- going through the design process with sneaker designer Sierato.
Here's the final result, which comes at around the 7:30 mark of the video above:
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This is a pretty cool side project for Tatum, who has a sneaker deal with Jordan Brand and revealed in December that he's getting his own signature shoe sometime in the near future.
A signature shoe is the sign of a true superstar, and Tatum has certainly earned that label: He just became the first Celtics player since Kevin Garnett in 2008 to earn First-Team All-NBA honors and is averaging 26.9 points, 6.3 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game this postseason on a Boston team that will look to punch its ticket to the NBA Finals in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Friday night.