Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla has often spoken about his affinity for the 2010 film The Town starring Ben Affleck. That obsession reached new heights this week after it was referenced as a clue on the popular game show, Jeopardy! .

Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla might love the movie The Town, but he doesn’t seem all that moved by that being the inspiration for a Jeopardy! prompt. After Mazzulla’s habit for watching the Ben Affleck-directed Boston crime movie was featured on the long-running game show this week, the Celtics coach shrugged it off when asked about it.

Joe Mazzulla’s affinity for the Boston-based heist film, “The Town,” has been well-documented at this point. It’s made his musings about the Ben-Affleck-directed flick go viral on several ...

BROOKLYN — Celtics fans already were well aware of Joe Mazzulla’s love of “The Town,” the Ben Affleck bank heist movie set in Charlestown. “Jeopardy!” viewers now know that nugget of ...

Joe Mazzulla has watched The Town with a frequency that would astound even the most committed Rewatchables host, a quirk that fits in line with his many other quirks. But he's the head coach of a defending world champion so the borderline alarming behavior is fun and cute instead of seen as a desperate plea for help.