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Joe Mazzulla sleeps with his mouth taped shut

Griffin Crest / NBA / March 12, 2023

Celtics Head Coach Joe Mazzulla sleeps with his mouth taped shut

Amongst all the winning in the Boston Celtics season, head coach Joe Mazzulla has had some interesting ways to lead the Celtics to victory. Now, Mazzulla has come out and addressed how he sleeps with his mouth taped shut to endure the long NBA season, per NBC Sports Boston.

Mazzulla has been no stranger to interesting quirks through his time as head coach for the Celtics this season. Earlier this season, Mazzulla made Quizlets that got leaked to the public of scouting reports on opposing players.

But Mazzulla has struck gold once again in revealing himself to the world. Now, even with it being weird to some, Mazzulla highly recommends the practice and says it helps a lot during the season.

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The Celtics head coach originally used sleep tape at night, but he has now upgraded.

“There’s sleep tape. I actually have a mouthpiece, I upgraded to a sleep mouthpiece, and that kinda helps with it,” Mazzulla said, via NBC Sports Boston. “When I got into the NBA, I kind of learned how long of a season it is physically, mentally and emotionally. And I think coaches and players have to find ways to take care of themselves. It’s important to optimize as much as you can.”

“I remember my first year in the league, I wasn’t used to having all this great food around. Food in the facility, pregame, postgame, food on the plane. I got really worn down and tired halfway through my first year,” Mazzulla said, via NBC Sports Boston. “I just took a different approach and was like, how can I optimize to make sure I’m at my best as a coach, so sleep is really important and mouth tape plays a part in that for me.”

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Currently, the Celtics stand second in the Eastern Conference and third in the entire league with a record of 46-21. If they can continue this pace, maybe all the Celtics players should adapt to Mazzulla’s sleep habits.

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