During the celebration of their respective NBA and NHL championships, Jayson Tatum and Matthew Tkachuk, who were classmates in their childhood, shared a throwback photo.

It’s the kind of thing that they might have fantasized about when they were in the gym class.

The Florida Panthers got their first Stanley Cup triumph on Monday, June 24, when they defeated the Edmonton Oilers by a score of 2-1. Matthew Tkachuk was the player who led the Panthers to victory. Jayson Tatum, the best player of the team and a classmate of his from high school, was able to have his childhood ambition come true with this victory. Tatum had previously won his first NBA Championship with the Boston Celtics just one week earlier.

It was done by them! ESPN posted an Instagram post that contained a vintage video of Tatum and Tkachuk, who are now both 26 years old, joking around in gym class at Chaminade College Preparatory School in St. Louis and delivering phony sports interviews. The footage was included in the post.The video was shared by Tatum on his Instagram Stories on Tuesday morning, along with another old photo of him and Tkachuk seated next to each other on the bus. The post was a celebration of the fact that the two boyhood friends can both call themselves champions after a week that was like a storybook for the St. Louis residents.

Before he and the Celtics won the NBA Championship, Tatum stated earlier this month at a news conference in Dallas, “I’m a big Matthew fan.” This statement was made before the Celtics won the championship. On Monday, I was there to witness him take the victory. I have nothing but joy for him and his family, and I hope that they are successful in whatever they do.During the media day for the Stanley Cup Final earlier this month, Tkachuk revealed to the reporters that he was also following Tatum’s games throughout the time that the NBA Playoffs were in progress.

During the Stаnley Cup Finаl Mediа Dаy, he wаs quоted аs sаying, “Yeаh, it’s аctuаlly reаlly cооl when yоu think аbоut it,” аs repоrted by NHL.cоm. “I wоuld sаy thаt there аre а lоt оf individuаls in St. Lоuis, especiаlly the children thаt we grew up with, аs well аs relаtives аnd peоple whо knоw us, whо аre rооting fоr bоth sides. This is true regаrdless оf whether оr nоt they were gоing tо wаtch the gаme. Hаving thаt kind оf suppоrt bаck hоme, nоt оnly fоr myself but аlsо fоr the Celtics, is а very interesting аnd exciting experience.

“It would be unreal for Chaminade and for all of St. Louis if we can both win it,” Tkachuk continued. “What a dream it would be.”

And with that, the mission is finished.The National Hockey League player, who told People the previous year that he has succeeded in attracting a large number of fans in South Florida by “just being himself,” also celebrated the Stanley Cup victory with his family on the ice on Monday night.

According to NHL.com, Matthew’s father, Keith Tkachuk, who had a career in the National Hockey League that spanned 18 years and reached the milestone of scoring 500 goals, broke down in tears after the game was over and his son jumped in joy with his Panthers teammates.In the meantime, his mother, Chantel, and his brother, Brady Tkachuk, who is currently playing for the Ottawa Senators, were all smiles as they shared hugs in the stands. After that, the Tkachuk family went down to the ice level to celebrate with Matthew and the other families of Panthers players, according to the outlet.

Immediаtely fоllоwing the gаme, Tkаchuk stаted оn NHL.cоm, “This is fоr them.” Lаst but nоt leаst, the nаme Tkаchuk will be engrаved оn the Cup. Thаt is fоr them tо hаve.”