NEW YORK – Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has been fined $35,000 for aggressively pursuing and directing inappropriate language toward a game official, it was announced today by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations.

The NBA has fined Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla for his NSFW comments and looking for a specific referee after the team lost to the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night, 117-108. Celtics star Jaylen Brown would also have a problem with the officiating along with Mazzulla,

Joe Mazzulla’s Christmas greetings were costly. The NBA fined the Boston Celtics coach $35,000 on Saturday “for aggressively pursuing and directing inappropriate language toward a game official” at the end of his team’s loss to the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night.

Brown also received a technical foul moments later. Chicago’s Zach LaVine made both technical free throws, then hit a 3-pointer after Ayo Dosunmu won the jump ball over the undersized Payton Pritchard. That caused Boston’s deficit to grow from three points to eight in a flash, and the Celtics never recovered.

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla in action during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Nick Wass/AP Share Viewership has become a hot topic in the NBA as numbers continue to decline.

The fine is a result of Mazzulla's actions following the Celtics’ 117-108 loss to the Chicago Bulls on December 19 at TD Garden.