Published on October 30, 2024 at 6:08 p.m.
<a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/09/the-head-coach-of-the-boston-celtics-is-suspended-for-sexual-contact-in-the-nba-club-article/" title="The head coach of the <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/nba-nets-dominate-bulls-in-the-top-duel-in-the-east/" title="NBA: Nets dominate Bulls in the top duel in the east”>Boston Celtics is suspended for sexual contact in the NBA club / Article”>Joe Mazulla, the coach of the Boston Celtics, has publicly expressed his desire to introduce fighting in the NBA. But not only…
Who is Joe Mazulla? This name, unfamiliar to the general public in France, could quickly no longer be so. On a purely sporting level, the 36-year-old technician has already proven himself. In June, he managed to raise the Boston Celtics to the top of the NBA, on this occasion granting a record 18th title to the residents of TD Garden. And off the court, the 36-year-old coach does not leave anyone indifferent, his media outings often create a buzz across the Atlantic. The latest one, this Tuesday, caused a lot of ink to flow.
“The biggest thing we’re taking away from people, entertainment-wise, is we can’t fight anymore. I wish we could bring back the fights. What’s more entertaining than a little fight? » You are not dreaming, Joe Mazulla is campaigning for the establishment of regular fistfights during NBA matches. Program guest Zo and Beetle Showthe coach of the reigning champions compared his discipline with ice hockey and baseball, two sports which frequently give rise to score-settling, sometimes in pitched battle.
“They have bats and guns, we don’t. We just have one ball”
“I just don’t understand why some sports are allowed to clear the benches. They have bats and guns, we don’t. We just have a ball. The other sport is played on ice with pucks and sticks, and we are not allowed to hit each other. » In addition to this preposterous suggestion, Joe Mazulla also expressed his wish to change the rule relating to repeated fouls by a player. According to him, it would be legitimate to exclude a player after a certain number of faults and thus see the culprit’s team temporarily playing outnumbered.
