Pep Guardiola spotted giving Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla advice before NBA finals

News presenter Morey Hershgordon posted a photo on X, formerly Twitter, that showed Mazulla and the former Barcelona boss deep in conversation on the basketball court at TD Garden. The 35-year-old American coach has spoken about learning from other sports and bringing his knowledge into basketball to help his team. What better person to learn from than an all-time great like Guardiola?

Guardiola is one of the greatest football managers of all time and while his sport is very different to basketball, different disciplines can certainly be helpful in other athletic pursuits. Incidentally, Boston are now preparing for game one of the NBA Finals against Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night.

Guardiola himself has previously spoken about studying tennis and basketball to understand how to improve his footballing teams.

"Incredible athletes, [Roger] Federer, [Novak] Djokovic, [Rafa] Nadal. The biggest dynasties in the NBA. It’s not easy in the NBA to have a team like the Chicago Bulls with [Michael] Jordan. I’m not comparing with that, don’t misunderstand me. The NBA has a lot of clubs with two or three in a row," he said earlier this year.

Guardiola, who is reportedly expected to leave City when his contract expires in 2025, is now enjoying his summer break and as part of that may watch one of the NBA Finals games in this best of seven-match series.