Let's just say Joe Mazzulla and Chris Boucher have met before.

Boucher, who signed a one-year, $3.3 million contract with the Boston Celtics in early August, spent the previous seven seasons with the Toronto Raptors, which means he's seen plenty of his Atlantic Division foe over the years. And during a Celtics-Raptors matchup at TD Garden on April 5, 2023, Boucher actually made contact with Boston's head coach , bumping into Mazzulla as he walked back to Toronto's huddle during a timeout.

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Mazzulla was incensed in the moment; he started barking at Boucher and needed to be restrained by then-Celtics big man Robert Williams III. But when asked to reflect on the incident more than two years later, Mazzulla gave a v

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