Joe Mazzulla, the coach of the Boston Celtics, said on Monday night that he will have knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus. The Celtics won their 18th NBA title that season. The accident occurred in March for Mazzulla, who at 35 became the youngest coach to win an NBA championship since 1968,
when he was 34 years old and a legend of the Boston Celtics. “Hey, I’ll tell you what. when Boston defeated the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, Mazzulla informed reporters, “I have to get knee surgery since I tore my meniscus when we lost to Atlanta in March. “I must return to the mats as my first priority. I’m going to take a short break.
Since March, I’ve been working on it.” Mazzulla’s expertise in mixed martial arts, which includes jiu-jitsu practice, makes his decision to coach on a torn meniscus easier to comprehend. He also used the UFC bouts amongst the Celtics as inspiration for their championship run.
There are other members of the Celtics organization who will be recovering from surgery besides Mazzulla. After getting hurt in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, center Kristaps Porzingis will need surgery on his left leg. Before playing 16 minutes in the decisive Game 5, Porzingis missed the previous two games.
