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Celtics' Joe Mazzulla named NBA Coach of the YearGuiding the Boston Celtics to the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference despite missing superstar Jayson Tatum until March 6, Joe Mazzulla was named NBA Coach of the Year for the first time on Tuesday.,Mazzulla, 37, received 62 first-place votes, 24 second-place votes and 10 third-place votes and fin...

NBA fines Celtics' Joe Mazzulla $35K for actions toward officialBoston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has been fined $35,000 by the NBA on Saturday for aggressively pursuing and directing inappropriate language toward a game official.,Mazzulla charged the court to voice his displeasure with official Justin Van Duyne near the conclusion of the Celtics' 117-108 l...

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla to have knee surgeryAfter coaching the Boston Celtics to their 18th NBA championship on Monday night, coach Joe Mazzulla revealed that will he undergo knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus.,Mazzulla, who at 35 became the youngest coach to win an NBA title since Celtics legend Bill Russell at age 34 in 1968, suffered t...

Joe Mazzulla preaches 'love,' not scrutiny, toward Celtics stars

With a long wait for the NBA Finals begin, Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla made it known that there is one narrative he will not delve into any further in the days before Game 1 arrives Thursday.,The relationship between Celtics stars Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum has been analyzed for years....

Here's a second-half NBA prediction: Intermittent switch-flipping

It felt like the NBA used to be a lot more consistent. The teams that were good in the regular season also were good in the postseason, for the most part, and if you looked and/or played like a scrub, you were usually dismissed like one. During this era, it’s almost as if you should wait to lay futu...

NBA coaches should be forced to participate in All-Star festivities, too

The NBA wanting a buy-in from its stars is an understandable expectation. However, coaches are rarely a part of the All-Star festivities aside from the Eastern and Western Conference coaches. Everyone except for gym rat Tom Thibodeau is on vacation unwinding from the daily rigors of an 82-game grind...

Lakers-Celtics said a lot about both teams — little of it good

The Los Angeles Lakers earned their most impressive win of the season Thursday night, while the Boston Celtics arguably ceded their worst loss. With LeBron James and Anthony Davis sidelined with injuries, Austin Reaves and Co. handed a fully staffed C’s team their third home defeat of the season, 11...

Milwaukee Bucks should trade Doc Rivers for Jrue Holiday

The NBA has done a spectacular job with Rivalry Week. Sam Presti vs. his mentors in Oklahoma City took a backseat to Chet Holmgren vs. Victor Wembanyama. That clash felt like a future NBA Finals showdown. Devin Booker and Luka Doncic exchanged their usual vitriol and potshots at one another. However...