Jayson Tatum has a special relationship with Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla. When the Celtics were on the verge of winning the title in Game 5 of the 2024 NBA Finals, Tatum gave Mazzulla a strong embrace once the Celtics' coach took him out in the game's closing minutes before Tatum went to celebrate with his teammates.

Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla explained a now-viral clip of him yelling at an injured Jayson Tatum during Boston's Game 1 win over Orlando.

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla had high praise for his star forward duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown after the Celtics' Game 5 win over the Orlando Magic to advance from the 2025 NBA Eastern Conference first round series to the East Semis on Tuesday (April 29) night.