I lost to Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics coaches by 53 points — and it was the time of my life
How Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics coaches destroyed the media
It’s hard to even describe what went down in the game. To describe it as a disaster for us reporters would be an understatement. The sheer gap in athleticism — speed, size, instincts, you name it — felt so insurmountable that I can hardly pinpoint what even went down. I’d love to take a look at a box score, but the amount of live-ball turnovers we accrued would probably make me sick.
What I do know for certain is that the Celtics media conglomerate was so thoroughly outplayed that just getting the ball past halfcourt felt like a victory.
A rebound (I got one!) felt like a touchdown.
Hitting the rim on a shot attempt? Practically a cause for celebration.
It felt like the coaches rarely missed, but special shoutout to player development coach God Shammgod Jr, who was absolutely lights out.
The game served as an (unneeded) reminder of the ridiculous disparity between us regular people and elite athletes. (Believe it or not, there were multiple former college basketball players among us.)
All the while, Celtics stars watched from up above, a grin plastered across Jaylen Brown’s face as the game progressed. Celtics center Luke Garza hardly looked away from the demolition taking place on the parquet.
“Anyone want to do media?” Brown belted down at the reporters after the final buzzer sounded. (I will note, Brown did cheer on the media throughout the scrimmage. Thank you, Jaylen.)
There's a couple of short video clips in the article.
https://www.celticsblog.com/articles/122754/joe-mazzulla-celtics-coaches-media-game-53-points
