When you are the Boston Celtics with 18 championships under your belt, the expectations are always high. However, after Jayson Tatum’s injury and the departures of key players such as Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday, many believed that it wouldn’t be the case this time around. But despite losing so much firepower, head coach Joe Mazzulla confirmed that the storied franchise will not be aiming for anything less than another Larry O’Brien trophy. Believe in easier said than done?
Not for the Celtics, probably. The championship-winning coach has wasted almost no time in backing the bold claim he made on Boston’s media day. That’s because after a recent training camp being held at the Auerbach Center in Brighton, the team’s point guard, Payton Pritchard, was spotted bleeding from the neck