Ime Udoka is under fire right now, as the Boston Celtics head coach is facing a big punishment for breaking the rules of the organization. In recent hours, it was revealed that the sophomore head coach would get suspended by the team due to a “violation of organizational guidelines”.
Moreover, we learned that the former player had an improper relationship with a Boston Celtics staffer, which prompted the team to make some drastic decisions ahead of a 2022-23 NBA season that looked very promising for them.
Celtics coach Ime Udoka had an improper intimate and consensual relationship with a female member of the team staff, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. It’s been deemed a violation of the franchise’s code of conduct.
NBA Fans Troll Ime Udoka For Fumbling Nia Long
This was big news around the league, and everybody had something to say. Besides the fact that he broke the team’s rules, fans also wondered why he would cheat on his partner, Nia Long, a beautiful actress with whom he has/had a 12-year relationship. Many lamented that Udoka fumbled the 51-year-old actress.
https://twitter.com/SumpleThis/status/1572810642436026368
Bro cheated on Nia Long ain’t no way
— Black Forrest Gump (@Phxlly) September 22, 2022
Dude had NIA LONG and decided it wasn’t enough
He not serious at ALL bro https://t.co/A9lnPiISes
— Reggie Chatman Jr. (@ReggieChatman) September 22, 2022
Ime Udoka fumbled Nia Long and the NBA Finals.
I’ve never seen an L worse than this one.
— Austin (@AustK14) September 22, 2022
Cheating on Nia Long is crazy. https://t.co/iD0Sx2DMRT
— BLACK AMERICAN PRINCESS (@ScottieBeam) September 22, 2022
How you fumble a 2-1 lead AND Nia Long in the same year…
— Joy De’Angela (@joydeangela) September 22, 2022
Cheating on Nia Long is not something a sane man does. Ime Udoka must’ve gotten CTE from coaching Al Horford
— The Hood Therapist (@OhhMar24) September 22, 2022
Nia Long this upcoming season: https://t.co/9TxMyYOp7s pic.twitter.com/XEdEmiMNPO
— T.Y.E. (@TheYungExec) September 22, 2022
If Ime cheated on Nia Long with a white woman Boston might be the safest place for him
— myles brown (@mdotbrown) September 22, 2022
Can’t even cap bruh cheating on Nia Long is absolutely ludicrous…as a player i wouldn’t listen to NOTHING he say to me ever again😂
— Kerryon Johnson (@CoachKerryon) September 22, 2022
Ime Udoka cheated on NIA LONG?? pic.twitter.com/y2bbROxDLw
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) September 22, 2022
Cheating on Nia Long should get him a year long ban in my opinion. https://t.co/Npm6VAp0jt
— Colb (@___Colb___) September 22, 2022
Cheating on Nia Long. Yeah your franchise not seeing the finals for a long time pic.twitter.com/yHOAiNTiMR
— Olu*🇳🇬 (@BandmanLu) September 22, 2022
Cheating while you got Nia long at the crib is a bigger L than losing in the finals with all due respect
— Mark Jackson’s Burner (@casualtakeking) September 22, 2022
Ime Udoka cheated on Nia Long? Ban him for life. pic.twitter.com/JHSxccIqk0
— Oluwajomiloju (@JomiAdeniran) September 22, 2022
https://twitter.com/wolves2025chmps/status/1572821190011650050
Ime Udoka cheated on Nia Long, get him out the league
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) September 22, 2022
how Ime Udoka did Nia Long pic.twitter.com/7SbAG9UB0l
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) September 22, 2022
https://twitter.com/ramon_rican/status/1572812373290885120
Cheating on Nia Long? pic.twitter.com/Rkbj36w8P3
— Tori Wan Kenobi (@MajestyRia) September 22, 2022
Ime Udoka is out here cheating on Nia Long with mid-tier Massachusetts women. Streets is done
— EXCUSE ME, IM PART WEST AFRICAN (@nyeanee2) September 22, 2022
https://twitter.com/bansky/status/1572783931954728960
More recent reports suggest that Udoka will be suspended for the entire 2022-23 NBA season by the Boston Celtics. An official announcement is expected soon, but the word around the league is that Ime won’t be on the bench for the C’s this season.
This is terrible news, especially knowing how high the expectations were for the Celtics, who landed interesting pieces in the summer, kept their core, and looked poised to return to the NBA Finals.
As for Long, she posted a cryptic message on Instagram, but she hasn’t sent any messages regarding this situation. This could be avoided, but that’s not how the world works. What appeared to be a happy situation for everybody has become a nightmare for Celtics Nation.