Former NBA Champion Reveals Michael Jordan’s Advice To Joe Mazzulla: ‘I Acted Like I Never Won’

Former NBA champion Brian Scalabrine revealed on SiriusXM NBA Radio that Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla spent time with Michael Jordan and Phil Jackson over the summer. According to Scalabrine, Jordan advised Mazzulla that the secret to his sustained success was acting like he had never won, thereby maintaining his hunger to compete.

The Celtics enter the upcoming season navigating roster changes after trading Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers. Boston is also preparing for Jayson Tatum's return from an Achilles injury that sidelined him for most of the 2025-26 campaign.