Joe Mazzulla was arrested for domestic battery in 2009 after he allegedly grabbed a woman by the neck at a bar. Before this, he was arrested for underage drinking and aggravated assault in 2008.
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Mazzulla did not sidestep or belittle those incidents when asked about them. He said that both of them happened at a time when he was directionless in life and shaped the man that he is today.
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The issue of his arrest came up when he was announced as the interim coach for the Celtics. The Celtics will hold their first practice under Mazzulla on Tuesday when training camp tips off.
Boston will play its first preseason game on Sunday with the regular season set to begin on October 18 against the Philadelphia 76ers at TD Garden.
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