Joe Mazzulla has been known to deliver head-turning responses at the postgame podium during his time as the head coach of the Boston Celtics. It’s kind of his thing. So, his response when asked about his decision to challenge Jaylen Brown’s sixth and final foul in Thursday’s 120-106 win over the Sacramento Kings came as no surprise.
"I really just kinda wanted to hear Billy Kennedy,” Mazzulla told reporters in Sacramento. “He does a really great challenge, and we were gonna do it anyway just to kinda hear him deliver the challenge."
Joe Mazzulla on his late-game challenge of a block called on Jaylen Brown: "Really just kinda wanted to hear Billy Kennedy.