Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka faces a lengthy suspension for an alleged “improper” relationship with a young female staffer.
The Celtics are considering a lengthy suspension after Ime broke the franchise’s “organizational guidelines.”
According to ESPN‘s Adrian Wojnarowski, Udoka engaged in an “improper intimate and consensual relationship” with a young female employee within the organization, that violated the organization’s code of conduct.
According to Wojnarowski, internal discussions with the team includes keeping Ime out for the entire 2022-23 NBA season. Ime’s job is not in jeopardy.
The Celtics will begin training camp next Tuesday without their head coach. A temporary replacement coach has not been named.
Ime is the 5th Black head coach in Boston Celtics history.
Ime, 45, is in a longterm domestic relationship with actress Nia Long, 51. They share 10-year-old son, Kez Sunday Udoka. Nia also has a son, Massai Dorsey II, from a previous relationship.
Nia Long is best known for her roles in the urban films Boyz n the Hood (1991), Love Jones and Soul Food. She has appeared on TV shows such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Boston Legal and Fox TV’s Empire.
Nia sat at courtside with Kez during the 2021-22 NBA Finals when the Celtics made their first NBA Finals appearance since 2010. The Celtics lost to the Golden State Warriors in six games.
