Joe Mazzulla explained why he doesn’t feel pressure from the Boston media:
“They don’t have a weapon. They’re not gonna come after me. They’re just saying words.”
“We’re either going to win or we’re not — 40 years from now, none of you are invited to my funeral, and that’s it.”
Jeff Teague agrees that Jayson Tatum’s DNP is good news for the Celtics.
“If you’re a Boston Celtics fan, y’all should be thanking USA Basketball. Because now y’all get on another championship on the way.”
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At the end of the day, sports are a distraction.
Late last September, my mother died unexpectedly. I drove down to Boston for her wake, when I got out of the car the Celtics had just announced the Jrue Holiday trade.
Thank you for being my distraction this year, @celtics 💚
Make it feel different. Put the finals trophy on the court. Change up the scoreboard. It has to feel different than every series prior and it’s lacking that
They wanted to break up the Jays I saw it I saw it with my own two eyes. They said it on the radio. They said it on the television. Now we’re supposed to feel bad that it was easy to get back to the Finals. If you don’t move that shit the fuck on outta here.
Jaylen Brown: “I watch guys get praised and anointed who I feel like are half as talented as me on either side of the ball. But at this point in my life I just embrace it. It comes with being who I am and what I stand for and I ain’t really changing that.”