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Mazzulla said he didn't want to communicate with ex-assistant Charles Lee in Charlotte because he's 'the enemy.'

I’m not talking to you during the season. I’m not waving to you at the national anthem. I’m not doing that. You’re an enemy.”

Charles Lee won a championship as the lead assistant on Joe Mazzulla's staff with the Boston Celtics last season. When Lee left to become the coach of the Charlotte Hornets, Mazzulla informed Lee that he was now the "enemy" and shouldn't expect to chat like they did when they were on the same side.

Charles Lee's NBA experience made him one of the most desirable options on last offseason's coaching carousel, and his appointment in Buzz City was the first of many moves geared at changing the culture with the Charlotte Hornets.

Joe Mazzulla is barely into his third year as the coach of the Celtics, but he's already established himself as one of the most entertaining and enigmatic

Joe Mazzulla has been a quote machine since taking over as the Boston Celtics' head coach. Here is a collection of his most memorable soundbites.