Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla was fined $35,000 by the NBA on Saturday “for aggressively pursuing and directing inappropriate language towards a sport official” on the finish of his crew’s 117-108 house loss to the Chicago Bulls at TD Backyard on Thursday night time.
Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla lashed out at referee Justin Van Duyne after crew was known as for 3 technical fouls
Mazzulla’s outburst adopted Boston getting known as for 3 technical fouls within the fourth quarter — one every for him, Jaylen Brown, and Jayson Tatum.
When time expired, Mazzulla appeared to have directed some harsh phrases towards referee Justin Van Duyne. Throughout his postgame interview, Mazzulla mentioned he was simply attempting to unfold vacation cheer to the referee crew.
“I simply hadn’t seen them shortly, so only a merry Christmas, completely satisfied holidays, wasn’t certain I used to be going to see them earlier than the vacation,” mentioned Mazzulla. “I simply can’t let a second go by the place you want somebody simply one of the best to them and theirs and their households.”
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Nevertheless, video of the change options something however a cheerful dialog.
NBA crew chief Tony Brothers mentioned after the sport that Brown received his technical for questioning the integrity of an official. Tatum acquired his technical for “an overt motion in direction of an official,” Brothers added.
Jaylen Brown mentioned Van Duyne known as a technical on him and Mazzulla for no motive in anyway
Moreover, Brown mentioned Van Duyne known as him for a technical for no motive and that Mazzulla “didn’t say something” that may have warranted a technical.
“I received fined a pair weeks in the past for inadvertent gestures which might be decided to not be part of the sport, which was tremendous,” Brown mentioned. “I took the tremendous. However what a part of the sport is a ref calling an inadvertent technical foul? I mentioned to him, ‘You known as a tech for no motive.’ He mentioned, ‘If you happen to say it to me once more, I’m gonna name one other tech.’
“[I said again], ‘You known as a tech for no motive.’ Then he known as the tech. Like, man, get out of right here. You may’t threaten guys with a technical foul. That’s not a part of the sport both. You wish to tremendous folks for gestures and all these items? Advantageous that. Like, that’s some bulls—t.”
The Celtics (21-6) will now look to get their revenge on the Bulls (13-15) on Saturday in Chicago. Within the first matchup of the regular-season sequence, Boston gained 138-129 over Chicago at United Middle on Nov. 29.
Per ESPN’s Basketball Energy Index, the C’s have a 70% probability to defeat the Bulls on the street. After all, NBA betting websites present Boston as a 12.5-point favourite. The Celtics are 10-2 away for the season.
