Boston Celtics Reporter and Host Amanda Pflugrad took to Twitter to share her thoughts on the Ime Udoka situation and its impact on her and the other female employees.
The Celtics coach has been in the headlines for the wrong reasons. He was suspended for the upcoming season on Thursday for violating the team policy, allegedly due to his improper and consensual relationship with a female staff member.
While the team has not revealed the identity of the staffer, speculations mounted as the media and fans attempted to discover her identity and even went as far as posting names and pictures on the internet.
This didn’t sit well with Pflugrad, who criticized the media and the fans calling the events that transpired “heartbreaking.” Taking to Twitter on Friday, she was vocal about how the actions of the media had their impact.
It’s time to speak up on this matter and to my female coworkers, I see you and I am always here #womeninsports pic.twitter.com/c4RKu4HcxL
— Amanda_Pflugrad (@Amanda_Pflugrad) September 23, 2022
Her tweet read: “As a female of the Celtics organization, watching these last few days unfold has been heartbreaking,” Celtics team reporter Amanda Pflugrad wrote on Twitter Friday. “Seeing uninvolved people’s names thrown around in the media, including mine, with such carelessness is disgusting. This is a step backwards for women in sports who have worked hard to prove themselves in an industry they deserve to be in.”
This comes on the back of Celtics executive Brad Stevens and owner Wyc Grousbeck who criticized the attempts to unmask the woman’s identity.
Celtics Executive Brad Stevens Felt The Events Were “Really Hard” On Their Female Employees
“We have a lot of talented women in our organization, and I thought yesterday was really hard on them,” Stevens had opined earlier during a press conference.
“Nobody can control Twitter speculation and rampant bulls**t, but I do think that we as an organization have a responsibility to make sure we’re there to support them now because a lot of people were dragged unfairly into that.”
Udoka, whose long-term future with the franchise is yet to be ascertained issued a statement earlier.
“I want to apologize to our players, fans, the entire Celtics organization, and my family for letting them down,” he said in a statement. “I am sorry for putting the team in this difficult situation, and I accept the team’s decision. Out of respect for everyone involved, I will have no further comment.”
On the season front, the Celtics will take on the Philadelphia 76ers in a home game on October 18.
