Richard Jefferson reveals that Ime Udoka likely did not have a consensual relationship with the Celtics employee.
Ime Udoka has had a good first year with the Boston Celtics. After starting slow and having a losing record in January 2022, the Celts turned their season around and dominated the Playoffs. Jayson Tatum and company, without a doubt, also had the most difficult journey during the last offseason.
Beating the Brooklyn Nets, Milwaukee Bucks and Mia Heat in consecutive rounds of the Playoffs is no easy task. Reaching the NBA Finals against a rather grizzled Golden State Warriors team, Boston held its own, but would ultimately fall in 6 games.
The bench boss behind the Celtics’ turnaround was Ime Udoka, a first-year head coach. His philosophy of sharing the basketball and reducing stoppages worked pretty well.
Unfortunately, the Celtics’ train has run out of steam quite a bit recently. As Danilo Gallinari’s injury was not enough, allegations have been made that Ime Udoka had a workplace affair with a female staff member during the season.
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Richard Jefferson on Ime Udoka.
Richard Jefferson has never been one to stray from speaking his mind. When it comes to Ime Udoka’s situation, he took to Twitter to say: “When you find out the truth…” followed by, “Ask yourself if it’s consensual, then why the suspension and the duration?”
Richard Jefferson hints that there is more to Ime Udoka’s story. pic.twitter.com/idMMnHUpFf
— Guru (@DrGuru_) September 22, 2022
Shams Charania’s initial report was that the matter was consensual. However, if that were the case, why would the suspension be for a full season? A 1-year suspension is what Phoenix Suns Governor Robert Sarver received for context.
If it were a mere cheating scandal, a one-season suspension would be quite a price to pay. So in a way, RJ’s theory makes sense.
Also, recent reports from Adrian Wojnarowski claim that Ime Udoka is even considering returning to coach the Celts after the 1-year suspension is up. This could be because what happened between him and the employee was more serious than a simple consensual extramarital affair.
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