Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla is so laser-focused on getting his team more wins that he can at at times find other areas of his life in need of a little more attention, like his car's roof. To wit,

"Any time you can just get together with guys that are in the same arena as we are and support each other, I think that's important." The post Joe Mazzulla explains importance of ‘brotherhood’ among Boston coaches as Mike Vrabel attends Celtics practice appeared first on Boston.

The Celtics had two head coaches present at Saturday morning’s practice. One, of course, was Joe Mazzulla. The other: Mazzulla’s new Patriots counterpart, Mike Vrabel.

The Boston Celtics have been one of the NBA’s most consistent teams. Their players have stayed highly motivated, and it shows on the court. The surprising decision about team captaincy may have played a role.

With two days between games, the Celtics took advantage of a rare opportunity to practice Saturday morning. And that gave Patriots first-year coach Mike Vrabel his first chance to see the team up close since assuming his new post.

Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla has shown up at New England Patriots practices in the past. So he extended an open invitation to newly-hired Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel to do the same at the Celtics’ practice on Saturday. Vrabel reportedly accepted and showed up at the practice.

Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla invited a special guest to the Auerbach Center for his team's practice on Saturday: New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel.