NEW YORK CITY — After the firing of Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone, Joe Mazzulla becomes one of just two NBA head coaches who have won a championship in the past decade — and still have their job with the team they won it with.
Ahead of the Celtics’ game against the Knicks on Tuesday, Mazzulla reflected on the second NBA coach firing of the last month — Malone’s stunning firing, which came with just four games left in the regular season.
“You sign up knowing that. Again, he was what, ten years there?