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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Joe mazzulla enthusiastically applauds scuffle during celtics overtime loss to hawks | History Defined

Joe Mazzulla during the Celtics' 120–119 win over the Pelicans on Jan. 12, 2025. | Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images

Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla has never been shy about his love of fighting in the NBA—not in a hacky, aesthetic sense, but in a genuine-if-odd-appreciation-for-fighting-as-an-art-form sense.

On Saturday, then, Mazzulla was able to react accordingly when the Celtics and Atlanta Hawks got into a scuffle during the Hawks' 119–115 overtime win.

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