NBA Announces Fine For Joe Mazzulla

Joe Mazzulla of the Boston Celtics got really heated the other night, and now it’ll cost him.

On Saturday morning, the NBA announced, per Tomer Azarly, that Mazzulla had been fined $35,000 for “aggressively pursuing and directing inappropriate language towards the officials last game.”

At the end of his team’s loss to the Chicago Bulls on Thursday evening, Mazzulla stormed onto the court and started yelling at the refs.

At the time, fans knew that Mazzulla was going to pay for that, and now he is.

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla has been fined $35,000 for aggressively pursuing and directing inappropriate language towards the officials last game. pic.twitter.com/ayruLBexvz

— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) December 21, 2024

The Celtics got three technical fouls: one for Mazzulla, one for Jaylen Brown, and one for Jayson Tatum.

It was a contentious night for the Celtics, who didn’t expect to be taken down 117-108 by the Bulls.

Following the game, Mazzulla jokingly said he was attempting to spread Christmas cheer during the heated moment, but it was obvious that a big fine was headed his way.

He is usually level-headed, and it’s not often that fans see him act this way.

But he was very upset and will live with the consequences of his actions.

Even with this loss and the fine, the Celtics are still playing incredible basketball.

They hold a 21-6 record, are the second seed in the East, and seem capable of returning to the Finals again this year.

In the grand scheme of things, $35,000 isn’t too much money for someone in Mazzulla’s position, but it still sends a message.

Mazzulla will probably think twice before he does something like this again.

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