{"id":2263516,"date":"2024-06-09T18:42:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T22:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-nba-head-coach-leaves-race-baiting-reporter-speechless-after-dropping-10-word-bomb\/"},"modified":"2024-06-09T18:48:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-09T22:48:46","slug":"watch-nba-head-coach-leaves-race-baiting-reporter-speechless-after-dropping-10-word-bomb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-nba-head-coach-leaves-race-baiting-reporter-speechless-after-dropping-10-word-bomb\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: NBA Coach Shuts Down Race-Baiting Reporter with Just 10 Words"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-nba-head-coach-leaves-race-baiting-reporter-speechless-after-dropping-10-word-bomb%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2263516&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>4 \u2014 before it\u2019s too late.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>You may \u200dnot know this, but The Western Journal is one of the most-read news\u200d sites in America. Our news, \u200bcommentary, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-advisor-says-getting-covid-19-vaccine-makes-us-all-more-attractive-as-biden-admin-teams-with-dating-apps\/\" title=\"White House Advisor Says Getting COVID-19 Vaccine \u2018Makes Us All More Attractive\u2019 As Biden Admin Teams With Dating Apps\">premium content<\/a>, have been\u200d read more than 2\u200d Billion \u200ctimes\u200b by more than 132 million Americans. \u2063That makes \u2062us one of the\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shocking-according-to-algorithm-every-major-cnn-figure-may-have-a-blindspot-on-the-right-and-focus-on-left-leaning-sources\/\" title=\"SHOCKING: According To Algorithm, Every Major CNN Figure \u2018May Have A Blindspot On The Right,\u2019 And Focus On Left-Leaning Sources\">top news sources<\/a> \u200dfor the people, and what we are doing has the totalitarians on \u2063the run.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Now is the time for Americans to fight back. 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Hit the button\u2062 below NOW.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/shop\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/bradybutkus\/WJ-AUTO\/main\/cta_but.jpg\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"500\" height=\"123\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><span>You only \u200dhave <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/shop\/\"><strong><i>2 <\/i><\/strong><\/a><i><span>days \u2063left<\/span><\/i><i><span>    to claim your <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/shop\/\"><i><strong>FREE \u200d3-Month Trial Membership<\/strong><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Boston Celtics\u2062 dominated the Dallas Mavericks 107-89 in Game 1 of the\u200d 2024 NBA Finals. However, a reporter tried to stir up some drama during a media \u200cscrum with second-year Celtics head coach Joe \u200cMazzulla. The reporter\u200c asked about the significance of having \u200ctwo black \u200chead \u200ccoaches in the finals and the struggle of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-winners-and-five-losers-from-super-bowl-lv\/\" title=\"Five Winners And Five Losers From Super Bowl LV\">black coaches<\/a> \u200bin the NBA. Mazzulla was not fazed and responded by asking how \u200dmany of them were\u200d Christian coaches. The reporter, later writing a slanted and snarky piece about the interaction, brought up the long-standing trope that\u200c Boston is a racist city. This led to the reporter receiving backlash for trying to make everything about race. Game 2 \u200dof the finals \u200cis set \u2063to take place on Sunday \u2063night.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>    <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/bchai\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/bchai\/%20\"><span>Bryan Chai<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 9, 2024 at 3:36pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>There wasn\u2019t much drama in Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals, as the Boston Celtics drubbed the Dallas Mavericks 107-89 on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>(Somehow that lopsided score belies just how dominant the Celtics were.)<\/p>\n<p>But that didn\u2019t stop one reporter from trying to stir up some drama on Saturday, during an off-day media scrum with second-year Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla.<\/p>\n<p>While speaking to reporters about a number of topics, including the Celtics being three wins away from NBA championship banner No. 18, one intrepid journalist decided to try and make the NBA Finals about race.<\/p>\n<p>Mazzulla wasn\u2019t having it.<\/p>\n<p>Toronto-based basketball pundit Oren Weisfield captured the interaction, which you can watch below:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uBpVALWBTF\">pic.twitter.com\/uBpVALWBTF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oren Weisfeld (@OrenWeisfeld) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrenWeisfeld\/status\/1799498245653037193?\">June 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cFor the first time since 1975, this is the NBA Finals where you have two black head coaches,\u201d Yahoo Sports reporter Vincent Goodwill posited to Mazzulla. \u201cGiven the plight, sometimes, of black head coaches in the NBA, do you think this is a significant moment? Do you take pride in this? How do you view this, or do you not see it at all?\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Are you watching the NBA Finals?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>(Mazzulla and Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd are both mixed-race black men.)<\/p>\n<p>Had Mazzulla had more leftist tendencies, he may have given Goodwill the exact soundbite he was looking for.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Mazzulla gave a soundbite alright, but they involved 10 words that Goodwill definitely didn\u2019t appreciate (more on this shortly).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wonder how many of those have been Christian coaches?\u201d Mazzulla responded, without skipping a beat.<\/p>\n<p>Cue about 10 seconds worth of absolute (and absolutely awkward) silence.<\/p>\n<p>Mazzulla is no stranger to giving off-kilter responses to reporters fishing for drama.<\/p>\n<p>Before the NBA Finals began, one reporter tried to prod Mazzulla about the return of former Celtic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-kyrie-irving-torches-reporter-mic-drop-moment-sharing-documentary-alex-jones-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kyrie Irving<\/a> \u2014 now a Maverick \u2014 back to the city he had such an acrimonious divorce with.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C7pD7VGhaXv\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mazzulla\u2019s response?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re all villains in someone\u2019s eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And that remark may have been more accurate than even Mazzulla could\u2019ve anticipated, because the aforementioned Goodwill did <em>not <\/em>take kindly to having his racially charged question dismantled with a faith-based response.<\/p>\n<p>Goodwill penned <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/2024-nba-finals-celtics-coach-joe-mazzullas-unwillingness-to-discuss-race-a-complicated-issue-001049409.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a piece<\/a> for Yahoo entitled \u201c2024 NBA Finals: Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla\u2019s unwillingness to discuss race a complicated issue\u201d following that interaction with Mazzulla, and the piece was about what you\u2019d expect from a reporter fishing for racially charged answers.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s Goodwill\u2019s slanted and snarky assessment of the immediate aftermath of Mazzulla\u2019s comments: \u201cThere was stunned silence in the room because it felt like an awkward answer, at the very least. Shockingly, and this may come as a surprise to the Celtics coach, it is possible to be both Black and Christian.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear if Goodwill realizes it\u2019s also possible to be black and not make every waking facet of your personality about said black-ness. For the record, Goodwill is black, judging by his <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/author\/vincent-goodwill\/?fr=sycsrp_catchall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yahoo bio pic<\/a>, so the thought has probably occurred to him at some point, but I digress.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also worth pointing out that Goodwill noted that \u201cthere wasn\u2019t a follow-up question, just the awkward silence\u201d \u2014 without mentioning that he himself could have asked a follow-up question if he\u2019d chosen to. But his column clearly wasn\u2019t about making Mazzulla\u2019s actions understandable.<\/p>\n<p>It didn\u2019t take long for Goodwill to get to his effective point (emphasis added):<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMazzulla doesn\u2019t mind jostling with the media, at times coming across very thin-skinned when being challenged. He doesn\u2019t seem pressed by the awkward silence, and perhaps he likes embracing the weird in everything that comes with this professional sports ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd he has referenced his faith when asked about things like the royal family coming to a Celtics game, so, at least publicly, he puts it out front and wears it proudly, for whatever it\u2019s worth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis relationship with his own racial identity is personal, but his answer certainly opens the door for more questions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>Especially because it\u2019s Boston and the NBA\u2019s labor force is overwhelmingly Black.<\/strong>\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Ah, there it is. The age old trope that Boston is a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lebron-calls-boston-fans-racist-f-gets-blasted-people-realize-part-red-sox-owner-makes-money-off\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">racist<\/a>\u201d city was right at the tip of the tongue of Goodwill. The Yahoo reporter even offered examples of said racism that he would probably have liked to discuss with Mazzulla, had his question not completely repulsed the Celtics coach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoston\u2019s relationship with Black athletes has been checkered, dating back to its treatment of Bill Russell,\u201d Goodwill wrote for Yahoo. \u201cOnce, vandals broke into his home, and Russell found feces on his walls and bed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the early \u201990s, Celtics guard Dee Brown was pulled over in nearby Wellesley, with his fianc\u00e9e in the passenger seat \u2014 under the guise of the police looking for a bank robber, they claimed. And guns were drawn on Brown.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those are all lamentable incidents, to be sure, but it is hardly enough reason to make everything related to Boston sports about race. Last checked, the city embraced Russell, Brown, and other decorated black athletes in the city\u2019s sports history (Athletes like Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz, ex-New England Patriot and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/randy-moss-sneaks-black-lives-matter-message-on-his-tie-at-hall-of-fame-induction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BLM fan<\/a> Randy Moss and retired former Celtic Paul Pierce, for example).<\/p>\n<p>Full disclosure: This writer is a die hard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-fans-leave-travis-kelce-stunned-viciously-boo-dallas-mavericks-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mavericks<\/a> fan and even I can\u2019t help but appreciate Mazzulla\u2019s utter indifference to leftist talking points.<\/p>\n<p>Game 2 of the NBA Finals tips off Sunday night in Boston, as the Celtics look to take a strong 2-0 series lead.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. 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Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44778\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/bchai\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44778\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44778\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44778\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44778\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Bryan Chai has written news and sports for The Western Journal for more than five years and has produced more than 1,300 stories. He specializes in the NBA and NFL as well as politics.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Bryan Chai has written news and sports for The Western Journal for more than five years and has produced more than 1,300 stories. He specializes in the NBA and NFL as well as politics. He graduated with a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Arizona. He is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/genius-strategy-nascar-tries-to-appeal-to-everyone-but-its-conservative-fan-base\/\" title=\"Genius Strategy: NASCAR Tries to Appeal to Everyone but Its Conservative Fan Base\">avid fan<\/a> of sports, video games, politics and debate. <\/p>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Hawaii <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  Class of 2010 University of Arizona. BEAR DOWN. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  Phoenix, Arizona <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English, Korean <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Sports, Entertainment, Science\/Tech <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals, the Boston Celtics decisively defeated the Dallas Mavericks 107-89, showcasing a dominance not fully reflected by the score. 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