Jayson Tatum's jacket draws Cookie Monster comparison after Celtics game on social media and now we can't unsee it

Scott Rafferty

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Jayson Tatum's jacket draws Cookie Monster comparison after Celtics game on social media and now we can't unsee it image

Jayson Tatum showed up to a Celtics game dressed as the Cookie Monster.

Well, sort of.

On a night that saw Tatum add to his All-Star starter and MVP case with 32 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in a win over the Bulls, it was his pre and post-game outfit that kind of stole the show.

Celtics reporter Marc D'Amico tweeted the next day that his fiancé thought Tatum looked like the Cookie Monster. (If you don't know who the Cookie Monster is, he's a beloved character from Sesame Street who has a thing for cookies. Also, where have you been?)

And now, well, we can't unsee it.

Here's the jacket in all its glory:

Jayson Tatum
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Watch out, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Tatum is coming for your Most Stylish Man of the Year award.

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How much does Jayson Tatum's Cookie Monster jacket cost?

It's not cheap, that's for sure.

It looks like the jacket comes from RTA, a luxury women's and men's brand established in Los Angeles that stands for "Road to Awe." Done in lamb shearling and made in Turkey, it normally costs $1,595 but is currently on sale for $798.

That might not sound like much of a bargain, but just know that the jacket James Harden wore on Christmas Day originally costs $6,700 and is now on sale for $2,010. It also looks like Harden spent a cool $550 on a balaclava.

You know, in case you needed a reminder that NBA players have a lot of expendable income.

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Scott Rafferty is an experienced NBA journalist who first started writing for The Sporting News in 2017. There are few things he appreciates more than a Nikola Jokic no-look pass, Klay Thompson heat check or Giannis Antetokounmpo eurostep. He's a member of the NBA Global team.