"And without a doubt he savored unleashing 94 feet of hell on the media, with Mazzulla, God Shammgod Jr., and former Celtics guard Phil Pressey fronting a full-court press. To call it relentless would be an understatement. And you never realize how long an NBA court is - or how deep that 3-point line is - until you're standing on one."
"⋅ The Celtics media definitely needs more wings and at least two ballhandlers. Quick, someone give Rajon Rondo a weekly column in case there's a rematch. ⋅ This is the important point: As usual, the social-media click-chasers who were quick to presume intent and posted gleefully about Mazzulla trying to humiliate the reporters missed all context and perspective. Allow me to elaborate, since I was there as a sideline spectator. (DNP - Achilles, hip, knee, ancient)"
Joe Mazzulla surprised reporters by turning a scheduled Jr. Celtics Academy media game into a media-versus-coaches matchup. Coaches, including Mazzulla, God Shammgod Jr., and Phil Pressey, ran a relentless full-court press that produced a 57-4 score. Reporters struggled with the court length and three-point depth while facing NBA-level intensity. The media received a stark reminder of how hard basketball is and how talented role players like Amile Jefferson must be to earn brief NBA opportunities. Mazzulla also recognized that reporters share a genuine love of basketball, while social-media commentators misread the event as humiliation and missed context.
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