Media members covering the Boston Celtics anticipated a friendly pickup basketball game among themselves at the team`s practice facility. However, Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla had a surprise in store. He announced that the reporters would not be playing against each other, but rather facing the Celtics` coaching staff.
As one might expect, Mazzulla and his team, which included several former NBA players such as Amile Jefferson, Phil Pressey, Da`Sean Butler, and God Shammgod, along with Mazzulla himself (a former West Virginia player), utterly dominated the 12-minute match, securing a resounding 57-4 victory. Celtics stars Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum watched this one-sided contest unfold.
Reporter Noa Dalzell from Celtics on CNLS described the journalists` performance as a “disaster,” emphasizing the vast disparity in athleticism. Following the humbling defeat, the media representatives eventually played their intended game, where the “white” team narrowly defeated the “green” team 25-22, a significantly more competitive outcome than their earlier encounter with the coaches.
