Joe Mazzulla Had A Hilarious Reaction To Jaylen Brown's Ejection Vs. Spurs
Mar 12, 2026
Four years into his stint as Boston Celtics head coach, Joe Mazzulla has made a name for himself as a witty interview. On Tuesday, Mazzulla came up with another thought-provoking sound bite as he reacted to a tense situation involving one of his star players.
That night, Jaylen Brown received two technical fouls in quick succession, leading to his ejection from the Celtics-Spurs game. Even as Mazzulla protested, all he could do was watch as Brown frothed at the mouth while berating referees for a perceived non-call.
Following the Celtics’ 125-116 loss in San Antonio, Mazzulla was asked to comment on Brown’s ejection. The Celtics head coach, who was clearly locked and loaded with his latest quotable quote, had this to say: “I just give a ton of credit to my high school principal. He had the balls to throw a student out. He didn’t leave it to the hall monitor.”
Mazzulla’s comment sounds cryptic, but it’s not that hard to decipher.
With under four minutes to go in the second quarter, Brown lost control of the ball on the sidelines. Turning around, he gave crew chief Tyler Ford an earful, claiming that he was pushed by Spurs guard Stephon Castle. While Ford gave Brown some leeway, he blew his whistle after the 2024 Finals MVP furiously pointed a finger.
Brown’s anger would not abate, and as the San Antonio crowd applauded the technical foul, he continued to bark at Ford. Seconds later, another tech was whistled on Brown; this time, however, it was umpire Suyash Mehta who T’d up the Celtics star.
In other words, Ford was the principal and Mehta was the hall monitor in Mazzulla’s analogy. As clever as the Celtics head coach was, nothing could change the fact that his squad fell to 43-22 that night instead of going on their latest three-game winning streak.
Ultimately, this ejection doesn’t dampen Brown’s prospects as an MVP contender this season. Down the road, however, he’ll have to keep his temper in check as an ejection could be much more costly come playoff time.
