The Celtics introduced on Sept. 22 that Udoka was suspended because the coach for the 2022-2023 basketball season, efficient instantly, for “violations of workforce insurance policies.”
Whereas the group didn’t elaborate additional on what insurance policies had been damaged, ESPN, citing a number of sources, shared earlier that day that Udoka—who’s engaged to actress Nia Lengthy—was dealing with disciplinary motion for allegedly having “an intimate relationship with a feminine member of the franchise’s employees.”
Following the Celtics’ announcement, Udoka issued an apology for his actions. “I need to apologize to our gamers, followers, all the Celtics group, and my household for letting them down,” he mentioned in an announcement to ESPN reporter Malika Andrews Sept. 22. “I’m sorry for placing the workforce on this troublesome state of affairs, and I settle for the workforce’s choice.”
