The Boston Celtics’ head coach, Ime Udoka, has been suspended for the entire 2022-23 season, the team announced
Thursday. The ban is due to “violations of team policies,” according to a statement from the Celtics.
The suspension is effective immediately, and “a decision about his future with the Celtics beyond this season will be
made at a later date,” the team stated.
after a Friday news conference, owner Wyc Grousbeck said that an outside legal firm discovered numerous
infractions of team policies after its months-long inquiry into Udoka.
after a Friday news conference, owner Wyc Grousbeck said that an outside legal firm discovered numerous
infractions of team policies after its months-long inquiry into Udoka.
“We go to great lengths … to run the organization with the central core value of respect and freedom in the workplace
from harassment or any unwelcome attention,” Grousbeck said in a statement. “To me, this feels unique. That is my
personal belief. But I will have to confirm that.”
Grousbeck and Brad Stevens, president of ba
sketball operations, declined to elaborate on the specifics of the violations or the secret report presented to the
organization two days earlier. However, a person with knowledge of the situation, commenting on the condition of
anonymity because the specifics had not been made public, told The Associated Press that it involved an
inappropriate contact with a woman in the organization.
Grousbeck said no one else in the business is being disciplined, and the team will be alert to ensure that Udoka’s
actions does not reflect a bigger problem.
On Wednesday, Shams Charania of The Athletic claimed that Udoka had “an improper intimate and consensual
relationship with a female member of the team staff.”
