Joe Mazzulla likes to keep the media on their toes. But the Boston Celtics coach took that mindset to a whole new level Tuesday.

As Mazzulla was wrapping up his post-practice press conference at the Auerbach Center, a reporter mentioned that members of the media were planning to play a pickup game at the facility that was sponsored by Junior Celtics Academy and New Balance. At which point Mazzulla dropped a plot twist.

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"You’re not playing against each other -- you’re playing against the coaches," Mazzulla replied .

Sure enough, Mazzulla and his coaching staff -- a group that includes ex-Celtics player Phil Pressey and a host of former Division I players like Amile Jefferson (Duke), God Shammgod Jr. (Fairmont Sta

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