Joe Mazzulla’s Christmas greetings were costly. The NBA fined the Boston Celtics coach $35,000 on Saturday “for aggressively pursuing and directing inappropriate language toward a game official” at the end of his team’s loss to the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night.

The Boston Celtics have had to deal with a lot of different narratives from the media regarding Jayson Tatum over the last couple of years, with a lot of them being negative. This is despite the fact that Tatum was a first-team All-NBA performer a year ago when the Celtics won their 18th NBA championship.

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla was asked about the NBA ratings decreasing, and he had an honest answer.

On social media, theories and hot takes abound for the drop, ranging from too many three-pointers to the season being too long to streaming making it too difficult to find games. Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla admitted Thursday that he’s part of the problem, as well, saying in part that he’d “rather watch something else.”

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla was fined $35,000 following his confrontation with referee Justin Van Duyne after Thursday night's loss to the

Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla was fined $35,000 by the league for "aggressively pursuing and directing inappropriate language toward a game official," after Boston's 117-108 loss to the Chicago Bulls Thursday night.

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla was fined heftily for his conduct toward a referee during a game on Thursday. The NBA announced on Saturday that Mazzulla was fined $35,000 for "aggressively pursuing and directing inappropriate language toward a game official" after the Celtics lost 108-117 to the Chicago Bulls.

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla is dealing with the aftermath of his technical foul call in Thursday’s matchup against the Chicago Bulls. Mazzulla received the technical foul after stepping on the court to fiercely question an official’s jump-ball decision during a critical moment of the game.