COMMENTARY

I thought Joe Mazzulla was joking.

At the end of his press conference Tuesday afternoon, Mazzulla announced that he was putting a twist on the Celtics media’s pick up basketball game.

Usually, we play against each other. It’s a cool opportunity for us to experience a slice of the glory that Celtics players experience almost every day, running up and down the floor at the Auerbach Center and getting a few shots up with the Celtics’ championship banners hanging over our heads.

But, this was not a normal Tuesday at work. The Celtics coach had a different matchup in mind.

“I don’t want to break it to to you,” Mazzulla said. “But, you’re not playing against each other. You’re playing against the coaches.”

Mazzulla looked around at us and walked off with a straight face. Not

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