Tatum was only about 10 years old when the Celtics last visited the White House in 2008 when Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo formed the nucleus of that championship team that beat his childhood idol Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Jayson Tatum and the Celtics arrived in style at the White House to honor their championship team. Read more on Boston.com.

Some members of the organization took part in policy discussions, though Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum said at Friday’s shootaround that they did not. Tatum and Derrick White just wanted to take pictures and see the setting where some of his favorite players growing up celebrated their titles.