Celtics interim coach Mazzulla misses game with eye problem
From left to right, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Massachusetts Governor-elect Maura Healey, Britain's Prince William and Kate, Princess of Wales, Emilia Fazzalari and her husband Boston Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck are pictured during an NBA basketball game between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat in Boston, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. Celtics interim head coach Joe Mazzulla blocks their view. (Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jim Davis]
BOSTON (AP) — Celtics interim coach Joe Mazzulla missed the team’s game against the Houston Rockets because of eye irritation and was replaced on the Boston bench by assistant Damon Stoudamire. The team made the announcement about 10 minutes before the opening tipoff. Mazzulla handled his interview on the pregame show, but was clearly uncomfortable. Mazzulla was elevated to interim coach on the eve of training camp when head coach Ime Udoka was suspended for the full season for inappropriate workplace behavior.
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Boston Celtics assistant coach Damon Stoudamire, filling in for interim head coach Joe Mazzulla, gestures to players during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022, in Boston. Mazzulla missed Tuesday's game with an eye injury, announced shortly before the start of the game against the Rockets. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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