'Deandre Jordan Was On the Street 4 Days Ago': Joe Mazzulla Is Livid At Celtics Allowing DJ To Dunk On Them

Among the players who had to work hard to find a team over the off-season was DeAndre Jordan. He ultimately landed a spot with the New Orleans Pelicans, but his highlight moment against the mighty Boston Celtics was not on anyone’s bingo card, least of all Joe Mazzulla’s.

The Pelicans were battered by the Celtics, who finally looked like they’re finding their grove after losing the first three games of the season. They won 122-92. But Jordan, a former All-Star, made a joke of the Celtics defense not once, but twice.

Mazzulla was not a happy man, and during broadcast, the commentators revealed a scathing remark made by the former Championship-winning coach on Jordan. Seemingly, he targeted the fact that Jordan was unemployed as little as a few days ago.

“Deandre Jordan was on the street 4 days ago, and you let him come in here and dunk on you,” Mazzulla had reportedly said.

It was a wild comment, one that was most likely meant to wake the Celtics team up. The first couple of quarters were close, and Mazzulla could not afford to have a 0-4 start to the campaign. And Jordan was finding it incredibly easy to play bullyball in the Celtics paint.