Opinion: Bring back fighting to the NBA? Joe Mazzulla needs history lesson
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/mike-freeman/2024/10/31/joe-mazzulla-boston-celtics-nba-fighting/75941238007/ Mike Freeman USA TODAY - 2024, October 31 Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla recently said something really bonkers. He later tried to clarify what he said but the clarification was still kind of bonkers. In saying what he said, Mazzulla demonstrated both a lack of historical knowledge of his own league, and how race works in America. During a Tuesday radio interview, Mazzulla said the NBA should bring back fighting. You read that correctly. It is true that Mazzulla is an odd bird who says some odd things, but this was wild even for him. It led to numerous headlines all across the country. Listen to that part of the interview yourself: "The biggest thing that we rob people of from an entertainment standpoint is you can't fight anymore. I wish we'd bring back fighting," Mazzulla said on NBC Sports Boston. "What's more entertaining tha