Celtics Open Camp: Questions On Ime Udoka’s Suspension
Ime Udoka, the head coach of the Boston Celtics, is facing serious consequences for cheating on his longtime companion Nia Long. Since 2010, the couple has been living together.
Udoka had a consensual relationship with a female employee, as Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN first revealed. The Celtics’ ban against dating coworkers was broken by this. According to Woj, Udoka will probably be suspended for the full 2022–23 season.
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The Boston Celtics announced today that they finalized their training camp roster for the 2022-23 season by adding Justin Jackson, Jake Layman, Luka Samanic, Brodrick Thomas, Denzel Valentine and Noah Vonleh to the roster. Per team policy, the terms of the deals were not disclosed.
Here’s the full roster:
NO | PLAYER | POS | HT/WT | DOB | PRIOR TO NBA/HOME COUNTRY | YEARS |
13 | Malcolm Brogdon | G | 6-5/229 | 12/11/96 | Virginia/USA | 6 |
7 | Jaylen Brown | F | 6-6/220 | 10/24/96 | California/USA | 6 |
20 | J.D. Davison* | G | 6-3/195 | 10/03/02 | Alabama/USA | R |
8 | Danilo Gallinari | F | 6-10/233 | 08/08/88 | Olimpia Milano/Italy | 13 |
30 | Sam Hauser | F | 6-8/215 | 12/08/97 | Virginia/USA | 1 |
42 | Al Horford | C | 6-9/240 | 06/03/86 | Florida/Dominican Republic | 15 |
43 | Justin Jackson | F | 6-8/220 | 03/28/95 | North Carolina/USA | 5 |
28 | Mfiondu Kabengele* | F/C | 6-10/250 | 08/14/97 | Florida State/Canada | 2 |
40 | Luke Kornet | C | 7-2/252 | 07/15/95 | Vanderbilt/USA | 5 |
26 | Jake Layman | F | 6-8/209 | 03/07/94 | Maryland/USA | 6 |
11 | Payton Pritchard | G | 6-2/190 | 01/28/98 | Oregon/USA | 2 |
99 | Luka Samanic | F | 6-10/215 | 01/09/00 | KK Olimpija/Croatia | 2 |
36 | Marcus Smart | G | 6-3/220 | 03/06/94 | Oklahoma State/USA | 8 |
0 | Jayson Tatum | F | 6-8/210 | 03/03/98 | Duke/USA | 5 |
97 | Brodric Thomas | G | 6-5/185 | 01/28/97 | Truman/USA | 2 |
45 | Denzel Valentine | G/F | 6-4/220 | 11/16/94 | Michigan State/USA | 5 |
4 | Noah Vonleh | F/C | 6-10/257 | 08/24/95 | Indiana/USA | 7 |
9 | Derrick White | G | 6-4/195 | 07/02/94 | Colorado/USA | 5 |
12 | Grant Williams | F | 6-6/236 | 11/30/98 | Tennessee/USA | 3 |
44 | Robert Williams | C | 6-8/240 | 10/17/97 | Texas A&M/USA | 4 |
But This Camp Brought Up Many Questions-
Joe Mazzulla made his official debut as Boston’s interim head coach on Monday. He is a rising star among coaches. He spent three years sitting on an NBA bench, so he lacks experience but makes up for it with a sharp basketball IQ. Mazzulla was instrumental in creating the Celtics’ top-ranked defence last season, according to team executives.
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Invoking Mazzulla’s reputation for delivering thorough scouting reports, Brogdon referred to him as “impressive”. He claims that during their early am meetings in the weight room at Boston, Mazzulla demonstrated a genuine desire to learn. Mazzulla received enough support from former Celtics general manager Danny Ainge to reach the finalist round for the Jazz coaching position last summer.
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The Celtics assert that their awareness ends there.
According to what we know, it’s challenging to decide whether something is consensual or not at work, Brown added. “We are aware that has occurred in the workplace before. However, I suppose there may be more to it than [that], though I’m not sure. I’m missing some of the specifics. I’m not the one receiving it.”
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When you read the statement and watch the press conference, Tatum continued at Camp, “It seems like there are a lot of things they can’t talk about. I guess I’m in the same situation. I’m not sure. I find it difficult to say whether or not things were handled properly. I’m just not sure.”
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