Joe Mazzulla: Jaylen Brown’s Injury Is Not Considered Serious
On Tuesday’s edition of Zolak and Bertrand, Joe Mazzulla who is the head coach of the Celltics, joined the program. Mazzulla discussed if there was any extra motivation for Jayson Tatum, in the superstar’s first matchup with Steve Kerr following Tatum’s benching at the Olympics. Along with that, the Celtics’ coach also highlighted that Jaylen Brown’s injury is not something that the team considers to be a long term ailment.
“I Don’t Think He Is Either…”
Joe Mazzulla: One, I was glad that Jayson was okay. I thought the other guys responded well to the chippy play. I think that ended up being good for us. Grateful that there was some chaos created. I love the way JT handled it and I love the way our team handled it. I thought it brought out a different edge for us.
Bertrand: I thought the way Jayson Tatum handled it, was exactly the way you’d want a guy to handle it. He got right back up and was ready to continue playing. Like, let’s keep going.
Joe Mazzulla: Exactly.
Bertrand: Speaking of Jayson Tatum, big one on your schedule coming up tomorrow against Golden State. There’s obviously the Golden State factor, that’s there has been a little bit of a rivalry between the Celtics, and the Warriors in recent years. But in addition to that, there’s this added element now of Steve Kerr being the head coach, and Steve Kerr being the guy that didn’t play Jayson Tatum in the Olympics. I know you’ve talked a lot about this. But do you think there’s a little extra juice added to this game for tomorrow night?
Joe Mazzulla: We said this before, J.T doesn’t need extra things to motivate him. I think he’s highly intrinsically motivated, which is one of the reasons why he’s great. I do think there’ll be some extra energy in the arena. We’re playing for the Boston Celtics. We have the best fans, and the best arena. I expect it to be a lot of fun tomorrow.
Zolak: Joe I’ve played with guys that have had that that hip flexor, and have had different hip injuries. I’ve seen it handled many ways where rest is recommended. I’ve also seen surgery, where they go in and they clean some stuff up. How concerned are you with Jaylen Brown, since his game is so predicated on his explosiveness.
Joe Mazzulla: I’m not concerned. It’s day to day. It’s a strain. You know, he’s working really hard in treatment every day, and just kind of working to get back at it. So I’m not concerned, and I don’t think he is either.
Zolak: So you don’t think it’s serious? Like it’s just something he has to deal with, so to speak?
Joe Mazzulla: Yeah.
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