It's rare to hear eight seconds of dead silence during an NBA Finals press conference.
Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla was asked if, because of the 'plight' of Black head coaches, it was significant that both teams in the Finals were led by Black men for the first time since 1975. Was this a source of pride for him?
Mazzulla's answer was blunt: 'I wonder how many of those have been Christian …