Celtics name Mazzulla as head coach

Five months after being named the Boston Celtics interim head coach, Joe Mazzulla has now been appointed the full-time gig, the NBA club announced on Thursday.

Joe Mazzulla is officially the 19th Head Coach in franchise history 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 pic.twitter.com/LMcTLS1u0m

— Boston Celtics (@celtics) February 16, 2023

The 34-year-old Mazzulla took over for the Celtics in September, shortly after former coach Ime Udoka was suspended for the entire 2022-23 season due to a violation of team policies related to an improper relationship with a female staff member.

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Mazzulla, who joined the Celtics as an assistant coach in June 2019, has led Boston to an NBA-best 42-17 record thus far.

The Celtics also announced that they’ve agreed to a contract extension with the 34-year-old.

In January, Mazzulla was named an NBA All-Star Game head coach for this weekend’s event, as he will lead Team Giannis.

He is the eighth coach in Boston’s history to have the honor.