"I have to give a lot of credit to the author, Sam Apple, him and his team came to my team two years ago with the idea, and it was kind of based on the relationship that I have with my son, and like many parents around the world who read children's books to their kids at nighttime. That's just something that we did that was part of our routine, and to share a piece of our routine and story with the rest of the world, I was super excited about it."
"Representation was super important when creating this book and being organic and showing Black and brown children that it's possible to be in books."
The book - co-written by Sam Apple - tells the story of a baby who learns that he can dunk, leading to a standout career in the NBA (even if he needs to account for nap time before games).
Along with the illustrations of Tatum and 'Baby Dunks-A-Lot,' there are several cameos of other NBA stars like LeBron James, Jimmy Butler, and Steph Curry featured in the book.
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