As the cheers rained down onto the parquet floor at TD Garden on Tuesday night, Joe Mazzulla dropped to the hardwood.
While the booming speakers at the Celtics’ home arena beckoned Boston’s head coach to center court to receive his 2024 championship ring, Mazzulla took a brief moment to kiss the court.
The ever-candid and quotable Mazzulla was asked about his decision to kiss Boston’s court before accepting his new hardware — and in particular, what the parquet tasted like.
And sure enough, the Celtics’ head coach didn’t disappoint.
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“Blood,” Mazzulla responded.