Outburst! Knee meniscus tear! Having just won the championship, he announced surgery

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2024-06-18 15:19Posted in Beijing Sports Creators

Congratulations to the Celtics for their 18th championship in franchise history! Celtics coach Mazzulla was born on June 30, 1988 and is under the age of 36! He surpassed Pat Riley (1982, at the age of 37) to become the youngest champion coach in NBA history. This refers to full-time head coaches, excluding part-time head coaches like Bill Russell.

After the Green Army won the championship, Mazzulla revealed an unknown secret in an interview: he suffered a torn meniscus in his knee in March and has been in command with an injury. Now that the finals are over, Mazzulla has announced that he will have surgery in the shortest possible time. In February 2023, Mazzulla became the coach of the Green Army and led the team to the championship in just over a year.

Mazzulla was calm about the praise from the outside world: "If someone compliments you on a good job, it's as dangerous as they say you're rubbish!" Celtics player Hauser revealed that Mazzulla has a unique way of coaching: he often shows videos of killer whales and hyena hunts to motivate and boost the morale of the entire Green team.

Speaking about Lakers legend Jerry West, who passed away a few days ago, Mazzulla was grateful: "In my junior year, there was a time when I didn't play well. I got a call from West, and he called and scolded me, saying that I was a failure and that I had ruined my chance to be great. He scolded me for ten minutes, which benefited me a lot. ”

Mazzulla played for West Virginia in college and was West's junior brother, so West would call and scold him. In Mazzulla's sophomore year, West Virginia was eliminated by Butler's Marquette University. In Mazzulla's junior year, West Virginia eliminated Wall's Kentucky to reach the 2010 NCAA Final Four!

Mazzulla graduated from college in 2011 and entered the NBA Draft. He wasn't drafted, didn't even get a short contract, and was reduced to a draft that no one cared about. In the 2011 NBA Draft, Irving became the top pick. At that time, no one would have imagined that 13 years later, the two would meet in the NBA Finals, and one was a player and the other was a coach.

After losing the cut, Mazzulla realized he wasn't fit to be a professional footballer. Mazzulla joined Grenville State University as a teaching assistant in September 2011. In the 2016-17 season, Mazzulla came to the Development League as an assistant coach for a Celtics-affiliated team. In March 2017, Mazzulla became head coach at Fairmont State University.

Mazzulla was not yet 29 years old at the time and was already the head coach of the NCAA. On June 24, 2019, Mazzulla became an assistant coach with the Boston Celtics, assisting Stevens. In the summer of 2021, Stevens became the Celtics' president of basketball operations, Udoka became the Celtics' head coach, and Mazzulla remained on the coaching staff.

In Udoka's first season in charge, the Celtics reached the Finals. But he was banned by the team for the entire 2022-23 season due to lifestyle issues! Mazzulla first served as acting head coach, and on February 16, 2023, Mazzulla became the 19th head coach in Celtics history. Two months later, Udoka joined the Rockets.

Derrick White said: "Mazzulla used to say, 'I'm going to let you start, I believe in you, I trust you. It gave me confidence and changed my career. I'm willing to do anything for him. "Coaching the playoffs with an injury, what do you think of Mazzulla?

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