Before the end of the regular season, Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla railed against the NBA’s annual Coach of the Year award. He strongly believes it should be a staff award, not an individual, and demanded reporters never ask him about it again.
“I don’t need it,” Mazzulla said in March. “I think it’s a stupid award. They shouldn’t have it. And it’s more about the players. It’s more about the work that the staff puts in. It’s just that simple. I really don’t ever want to be asked or talk about it again. It’s just that dumb. So, the players play. It’s about them. Staff works their a-- off. I’m grateful to have them.”
