The Latest Breaking News from Brad Stevens

As the Celtics entered the All-Star break on a high note with last Wednesday’s win over the Pistons, they were understandably in high spirits. There were smiles all around the locker room as everyone departed for their respective destinations, as they boasted the best record in the NBA.

The former Boston head coach had been serving a season-long suspension for having an inappropriate relationship with a female staffer.

BOSTON — Upon being thrust suddenly as the Celtics’ interim head coach in September, in the wake of Ime Udoka’s suspension, uncertainty followed Joe Mazzulla.

Boston has officially named Joe Mazzulla the permanent head coach of the club, becoming the 19th head coach in Celtics history.

Buried on the depth chart, the Boston guard was hoping for a deal that never came.

No timetable for his return was shared, however.

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Given Celtics president Brad Stevens' suggestion that Boston is trying to "fortify" their depth coupled with co-Governor Wyc Grousbeck's comments about the team needing to "muscle up, and ... get the job done," such a move does not seem beyond the pale.

While fireworks are pretty unlikely, he also made it sound as if Boston is active around the margins.

Stevens' interlocutor, the Globe's Dan Shaughnessy, has a bone to pick with Brown regardless.