Brad Stevens & Celtics co-owner Wyc Grousbeck's presser on Ime Udoka's suspension | NBA on ESPN

Brad Stevens & Celtics co-owner Wyc Grousbeck's presser on Ime Udoka's suspension | NBA on ESPN
Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens and Co-Owner Wyc Grousbeck address the media after the Boston Celtics' decision to suspend head coach Ime Udoka for the 2022-23 season for violations of the team's policies.
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[@fredm.2699]

Was it Brad’s wife???? Dude seems broken. That would be cold by Ime though. Took a job from Brad, then took a different type of job from Brad’s wife.

[@TobyChannel]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 bruh chill

[@davida1251]

Nope. VP's wife. Brad is broken because he cares and other people are affected - false accusations on Twitter about who it is. He helped hire Udoka, so it hits hard knowing they had something good going.

[@ryanb9305]

No Brads wife doesn’t work for the Celtics therefore it wouldn’t be her because its a staff member

[@wo1463]

Brad got promoted buddy. He hired Ime. ime didnt take his job. Brad gave this idiot a job and he pissed it away shitting where he eats.

[@kame99023]

😂😂😂

[@mars2b]

Ime Udoka sleeping with the Celtics VP 's wife is the definition of "Winning at all Costs" 😂🤣😂

[@coops1992]

Yep, he still wanted a W after the Finals loss

[@punaaaniprince]

@@coops1992 🤣🤣🤣

[@dbzfan4evermj233]

Ong tho 😭😭 homie was taking Ws all year

[@ChrisLutz3]

confirmed, or pure speculation?

[@christopherjones9808]

Guess they don’t want that chip

[@12YearLagavulin]

They held a near half hour press conference to say nothing.

[@cynthianbrocks413]

facts

[@kenrithlawrence]

This press conference was a great ad for new balance that's all I got from it

[@elijah.j3288]

Should’ve held onto to will hardy anyways next coach in. Along with new manager Gm because stevens is not for the community

[@globalspiritualrevolutionmedia]

Why is this White woman being protected by the Celtics Organization🤔

[@latonya0821]

They could have kept this. I have more questions than answers after watching 🙄

[@tigerhoods7927]

They are definitely hiding details or not telling the full story

[@mione134]

NDA

[@CorcorGaming]

They literally said theyre not gonna tell the full story in the beginning. not like they're hiding it

[@leodjondo3489]

@@CorcorGaming lol that's hiding.

[@enjaeostberg3071]

Gee, ya think?!?!

[@enjaeostberg3071]

@@CorcorGaming What's done in the dark, ALWAYS comes to the light!

[@BDFfortyfour]

This is sad. Brad Stevens looks especially troubled to me.

[@punaaaniprince]

Maybe it was Brad’s wife/sister/girlfriend that he had relationship with?

[@enjaeostberg3071]

@@punaaaniprince Kathleen Nimmo-Lynch. The wife of a Celtics VP.

[@punaaaniprince]

@@enjaeostberg3071 Exactly my thoughts!

[@socalgolf9978]

Smashing all the wives

[@petep5207]

@@enjaeostberg3071 There is a BIG reason you do not see many blk brain surgeons.

[@shermarkijames]

None of this makes sense. Until they say what Ime actually did the celtics are the losers in the situation.

[@seson1615]

Kathleen Limmo Lynch

[@jamescash887]

They said he violated team policy by having affair with a staff member and making unwanted sexual advances.

[@kobeisthegoat332]

@@modernblue24 meaning?

[@mrg1168]

So Ime family gets dragged through the embarrassment of this (his fault obviously) but lady identity and possibly her family can be private? Miss me with this logic

[@seson1615]

Her name is Kathleen Limmo Lynch. She's married to some executive

[@mnm121314]

@@seson1615 that name is censored on Google. You won't find anything on Google but you can on other search platforms. I'm surprised your comment wasn't deleted lol

[@seson1615]

@@mnm121314 It was that's why I'm commenting via replies.

[@protectiverailroaddad7541]

Yeah they have sympathy for the executive and are willing to sacrifice Ime to protect him and his family. They look at her as the victim even though they stated it was consensual. The man, and particularly the black man will always be looked at as a predator, especially sexually. This is facts. It’s not fair to Ime to take all the blame in this scandal. He isn’t even married, she is. She took vows, not him but it’s all his fault. What a joke.

[@Obiamajoyisrmd]

Yea, you “missed” the logic. Pay attention. He violated the code of conduct for his specific job title. Then when it ended, he kept trying to keep it going with her. So she rebuked those attempts and then told HR. Part of this is because it hints at harassment, plus his violation. The other part is that he is a public figure. She is NOT. There are always privacy concerns when communicating with Human Resources.

[@MrMcfly6]

I think it’s actually someone’s wife or daughter. It’s weird that they are being soooo tight lipped about it when he’s been suspended for a year and not fired. It must be pretty serious but not fireable. Which would also suggest it’s not harassment or a forced relationship. I could be wrong but it’s weird how quite they are after a year long suspension

[@chriskay1449]

There are legal reasons for this. They are also going to essentially fire him by negotiating a contract buyout. YOu cannot say anything lest you risk possible lawsuits, espeically if you out the women and Boston fans do what you know they would do.

[@IceColdSurf]

It’s someone’s wife.

[@UHcougs22]

@@IceColdSurf source? It’s not that lady everyone’s been saying that’s married to someone in the organization

[@jpeach3648]

@@UHcougs22 yes it is her. Her release is going to happen Monday quietly.

[@billg3338]

@@IceColdSurf what’s her name

[@peteroc4]

Something happened, Brad Stevens is about to cry. We just have to wait for the full story.

[@JDXZA]

Deadass bro

[@lucianharmon467]

I agree....

[@alex4k486]

He’s about to cry bc he knows there gonna go from championship team to a 1st round exit 😂😂😂😂 Boston just sad

[@videobrownsville]

This is all bs...women love athletes....

[@mr.nmtrue505]

It was with his wife lol

[@talentedmrflowers]

Espn deleted the video where Stephen A. went off on Malika Andrews 💀💀💀

[@seun7395]

I jus noticed that too😭😭

[@talentedmrflowers]

@@seun7395 😭😭😭 I tried to comment on it & just said unavailable out of nowhere lol

[@billg3338]

What was he ranting about lol?

[@JT-bp1sf]

as always, Stephen A is way off base on this… Malika was well spoken and correct

[@frankiehinez7954]

@@JT-bp1sf You must be a woman or simp to have that perspective 👍

[@shomoy7396]

Didn’t Jeanie bus and Phil Jackson date ?

[@blackmanwithcomputer]

That's different. Her father was a huge womanizer and didn't have such policies in his workplace.

[@Andorski]

Neither objected to the relationship. The woman reportedly did after a while and Ime didn't let it go.

[@DJMCHOLLYWOOD]

She is not a victim! She knew and was a part of this. Was she fired or suspended too?

[@veronikalake6934]

Probably not

[@galedribble9535]

She’s also the wife of a vp. It’s way more complicated than we all realized

[@jrgomez2283]

@@galedribble9535 how do you know?

[@UHcougs22]

@@galedribble9535 they already came out and said it’s not that lady

[@Venomous_471]

👏👏👏👏👏👏 that's my point ! Why they protecting her! Why she isn't suspended.

[@CyCamronAnderson]

Come to the Atlanta Hawks Udoka😃🙌🏾😃 Young & Murray & the Crew & would welcome you with open arms & plus you can sleep with anyone on our Hawks staff or at Magic City🥂💋🤩🤩😝🥂 your choice

[@ziggyzeem570]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@turnthepage867]

Brad Stevens is deeply hurt. There is more to it. Ime Udoka is in crisis. We will never know details, and probably shouldn’t.

[@TA-ht4jo]

Oh I think we’ll find out the details soon enough. This is going to get uglier.

[@marcvslicinivscrassvs7536]

Udoka will most likely get the Mark Jackson treatment.

[@turnthepage867]

@@marcvslicinivscrassvs7536 I don’t think so. Marc was blackballed, typical corporate BS. Ime is personally spiraling down. There aren’t any villains here.

[@TA-ht4jo]

@@marcvslicinivscrassvs7536 I agree

[@marcvslicinivscrassvs7536]

@@turnthepage867 I think a lot of execs will be wary of having him around. It's one thing to look the part of the Office Lothario. It's another to play the part. They won't want a known quantity roaming the halls of their organization.

[@j.m.9684]

LEAKS…aka- She went crying to folks…let’s keep it a Buck! 🙄🙄🙄

[@Avenue77]

She weak...Udoka had that Mutombo waiting for her

[@punaaaniprince]

He probably blew her back out and the others are jealous 🤣🤣🤣

[@sireatsalot3202]

Where's the coverage on Brett Favre?

[@jasonblack277]

what did he do

[@dingc.velasco6038]

This may lead to Jaylen Brown not signing on to an extension contract with Boston next season.

[@deegosnippHD]

Jaylen out bro !!!

[@SO-jp6gh]

I heard the opposite. Jaylen Brown is going to now have a larger role on the team. Will now have to chance to be somewhat of a player-coach. He likes that idea and wants to stay long term to build the team.

[@SO-jp6gh]

@@deegosnippHD Nah, the last time the Celtics lost a big piece of their team, young Jaylen Brown and young Jayson Tatum and a slew of other young Celtics took the team to the Eastern Conference finals and almost beat Lebron James. These guys seem to play even BETTER when they feel they need to step things up for the sake of the TEAM !!

[@petep5207]

WHERE...IS....JA.....RULE ????????

[@jamesjones999]

The female staffer needs to be held responsible as well.

[@adamrichard7311]

No

[@alison8027]

But what kind of contract did she sign all those things have to taken into consideration

[@josepha.spcledtnta5292]

@@alison8027 - I believe the rumor is that the woman Ime slept with was a VP's Wife.

[@trexiscoolanimationsandson8487]

These guys keep talking about confidentiality but where was udokas confidentiality

[@chrisstowe3448]

I mean he’s the head coach they probably had to get in front of it cause eventually someone was gonna find out why he was suspended for a year

[@jamescash887]

He is the head coach and a public figure. When he isn’t on the court for the year people are going to want to know. People aren’t going to care if some secretary isn’t at her desk on Monday morning. Udoka did this to himself.

[@nicholasmallard2926]

Bingo! If everyone is made to follow this policy then why is the female staffer who slept with IME not suspended as well! Not identifying her has put the spotlight on other females in the organization that had nothing to do with this and that's on the Celtics for letting that happen!

[@FerallHog]

I don’t understand the point you are trying to make?

[@soliddrake11]

Reading the comments on this video show how little people know and understand about this situation and life. I wish more people would try to be introspective and improve the way they talk and act.

[@PrinceRoseSKY]

And what does that look like ? I think being an example is much more valuable than being a critic. Just saying

[@DJefereactsLive]

@10:08 “id like to think so…” smhhh as some one who is Nigerian and from Boston this still leaves a bad taste in my mouth. If Udoka won the finals this year, would he have gotten suspended?

[@lt3847]

So does this mean Ime won't be on 2k23?????

[@samierking2256]

He gone patch 4 definitely 😂

[@jpeproductions]

@@samierking2256 ayyooooo 🤣

[@glynn8231]

Boy they got Me thinking ime creeping w all the staff low-key 🤔 😳

[@lowdvizion360]

Y'all think he would really chase her after she ended it.. come on now that makes it look different when you say that. She tried to protect herself by saying that. Black man + sexual harassment= fired and charged. She probably came on to him initially as most women of that stature do.

[@GRIMSREVENGE253]

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[@MP-tf7cc]

Hard to have the fans support this severe disciplinary action without any details of the infraction.

[@TA-ht4jo]

Exactly!

[@Obiamajoyisrmd]

Who cares if you “support”. You watch the games or you don’t. That won’t change.

[@FerallHog]

I think the fans know this coach is a scum bag. Otherwise this whole mess wouldn’t be happening.

[@elijah.j3288]

Should’ve held onto to will hardy anyways next coach in. Along with new manager Gm because stevens is not for the community

[@TheMultiolddude]

👊🏾👊🏾

[@twonetwone1]

I’m not defending Ime at all, what he did was wrong. But you telling me that this was a CONCENTUAL RELATIONSHIP that took place between him and another woman… but only he will be punished, not the woman who was involved at all?!?!?! Mannnnnn that’s crazy!! How is that right? He didn’t do that with himself. Both should receive a penalty, not only Ime!

[@joshuadavis6442]

Bruh im sayin. And why publicize it. This is some straight up bulljive. Punish her the same. And they should’ve kept this private because it was consensual. This is ridiculous.

[@waynetables6414]

The Celtics have said that there was more than one incident and implied there was an unwanted sexual advance.. (in addition to an affair with the wife of someone in the organization is the rumor)

[@punaaaniprince]

It’s because he isn’t white!

[@MacNif]

Welcome to America where Women have triple the rights.

[@jamescash887]

@@joshuadavis6442 why do you keep glossing over the fact that it was more than 1 incident and he is also accused of unwanted sexual advances? It’s like you are purposely picking out what you want to hear.

[@takecare3852]

Celtics should just give a month and get him back. No one will care in 2 weeks except for the wife’s Husband and ofc Nia

[@rednaxelahcitorfaznebo2830]

Celtics must terminate the services of Ime Udoka and hire a new coach. Sam Cassel should be hired as Udoka's replacement.

[@aerobertson]

This makes no sense this is quite common in the World of Sports why would you suspend him if the relationship was consensual

[@laxuspoldish6165]

Celtics and many other sports teams have a no co-worker relationship policy

[@NOLIMIT2359]

He probably banged someone’s wife

[@j.m.9684]

I AGREE…but, her husband found out and demanded the coach to be fired! But, the organization said, “Whoa…he coached WELL last year…so, we have to address this News. So, let’s just suspend him and let this die down…& see how he Coaches from Zoom mtgs- lol”

[@tim1traitimaccount269]

Why a whole season? 10 games would be justified

[@j.m.9684]

@@tim1traitimaccount269 How bout just a fine… But, when you mess with VP’s Boo…his Ego couldn’t handle it…lol

[@elijahtchilembe-mpovie2715]

You might as well tell the WHOLE STORY when this is an HR issue that could be dealt interior as SAS spoke of, but somehow this has been publicized. That’s on the Boston Celtics to be honest.

[@Obiamajoyisrmd]

No, you can’t. That’s the point and that’s in part why you have Human Resources departments. That stuff is private. The only difference is that he is a public figure.

[@mscooldeadly]

If it's privacy matter then why did they leak it to the ESPN?

[@michaelbonhomme3219]

Someone within leaked, not necessarily them. In the social media age, anyone ranging from the exact person to a complete stranger to the entire organization could have leaked it I know someone today who had a rumor leaked about them, and THEY don't even know that I know. At the end of the day its all high school playing over and over again on different scales

[@Obiamajoyisrmd]

You weren’t listening. The owner just said they didn’t leak it.

[@a2g793]

Money talks

[@upgr8king]

If you can’t give us details due to privacy reasons, then you should have kept the whole situation private. Terrible look for Celtics.

[@finessinrari4234]

This is weird I wonder what they aren’t telling us

[@edwardsudler9116]

I know one thing the player's are loyal to the coach by nature the handling of this doesn't look good from the inside looking out to protect this woman's identity in suspect

[@Andorski]

They'll never tell the specifics of what happened. They'll just announce the punishment and say it's handled if the person Ime had an affair with ever tries to claim workplace harassment.

[@darrellkevin3283]

Ime is smashing upper level management significant other. Digging the back out. 😂

[@edwardsudler9116]

@@darrellkevin3283 it was like Mandingo Masa's wife wanted to get dug out so the help obliged WHERE'S THE HARM and why the secrecy

[@darrellkevin3283]

@@edwardsudler9116 🤭😁🤣

[@melvynwindmon1927]

Why isn't the woman ime udoka was with not getting any punishment?

[@Smartriide]

Because it’s a white woman

[@mione134]

Because she reported him for harassment after they broke up. He continued to make unwanted advances and comments to her, even after the Celtics told him to stop. It's in the Atlantic if you want to read it.

[@coolcras7]

How do you know she wasn't? They have disclosed who she is; there could also be legal ramifications if her punishment is more server than his, plus if she did report him for unwanted comments it adds another wrinkle.

[@mione134]

@@coolcras7 That's what the latest report says. ESPN won't cover it because Shams reported it, and he doesn't work for ESPN. Makes sense why they fired him. This is more serious.

[@alison8027]

@@mione134 Correct the problem is ppl don't read I was shocked at how ppl kept stressing on it was consensual who cares. Now we can hear it was under investigation for months so it doesn't seem as if they was a rush to penalise

[@iamhorcruxer]

How will this affect Lebron’s legacy?

[@ShadyDBZ4]

Lmao!! Don’t worry, ESPN got you on that.

[@Trivedi_Tuesdays]

Skip: this is exactly why legone will remain the phony goat.

[@thecalculusgod]

Look at Lebron man so inspirational 🤣

[@petep5207]

Screw Lebron. Where is Ja Rule ???????

[@lt3847]

your the g.o.a.t for this comment

[@truckinselph]

He Must Of Cracked Her In The Workplace Cuz They Going Extra Hard

[@SteelsLoungeNetwork]

Who is the woman like i would like to know that Kuz it’s a lot of execs and owners and down. They been doing this for decades and he gets blasted.

[@Nikt203]

Watching this presser I don’t understand why Brad Stevens seems so hurt and devestated which makes me wonder if it was his wife that ime had an affair with otherwise why so secretive about details and the woman involved…

[@coops1992]

Nah his wife doesn't work for Celtics

[@Nikt203]

@@coops1992 I guess your right it’s just I got a weird vibe about this presser

[@xareallasv5203]

Jay Nik, you right, he hit his too🤣🤣

[@Nikt203]

@@xareallasv5203 I wouldn’t know but this presser gives out weird vibe

[@Nikt203]

@@coops1992 we don’t know anything about the woman involved for all we know they’re saying staffer so that they have a reason to suspend, I have no idea what could’ve possibly happened but brad stevens tone, face and eyes show a very very hurt man and why be so hurt again I have no idea but looking at him says something is off in this situation

[@jayfromldn.3481]

if they fire him, there are teams lined up to sign him. especially my nets.

[@athletic_joseph1236]

That’s probably why Celtics didn’t fire him now because they know he’ll be useful for other teams

[@roycedot]

He can be traded. Doc was traded

[@jamescash887]

Depends. If NBA gets involved and it’s determined he was making unwanted sexual advances toward multiple women he may face a suspension from the NBA.

[@iamsoulofapoet]

This is BS.

[@royce1041]

When 50 shades of Black goes wrong

[@Sbock86]

The most confusing thing about this whole situation is the suspension. Just fire the guy and move on - or fine him and let him coach.

[@gunkanjima3408]

“We have a lot of talented women in our organization and I thought this was really hard on them” Udoka literally had a consensual relationship with a woman. The constant pandering to women as victims is the strangest storyline in todays world. This scandal had nothing to do with other women in the organization. Quit being a simp, Brad…

[@FerallHog]

Well, I guess the case is closed then.

[@SamUHells]

Kathleen Limmo Lynch, that’s the woman’s name who also violated conduct. They both cheated on their families.

[@tijan8948]

They don’t want a finals coach getting picked up by another team… it’s pretty obvious

[@nixoni.bogaine155]

Corporations hold press conferences to cover their a$$e$. Brad Stevens crying doesn’t help. Celtics get an F minus minus on THE ENTIRETY. Total disaster. Now we move on to Joe Mazzola , who has his own HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE issues in his past and HAS NEVER been a head coach above division 2. 👎

[@MaxxedOutTV]

They gonna blast Ime's name and in the same sentence say "privacy" and "respect" and and keep the other person in the dark? GTFO.

[@garyhardwick4061]

Black coach gets mediocre team to championship level they find a reason to get rid of him. The warriors should come to find as a recent case.

[@orangegreen7]

Celtics and values do not go together!

[@beejay4397]

*The Celtics brain trust (owner)🤯exacerbated this issue by publicly lynching Udoka while retaining his rights. His fervor to embarrass the coach, unwittingly created undue confusion amongst female staffers and the team* *Wyc gets an F+*

[@FettiTv58]

Exactly what I was thinking… they never wanted a BLK coach anyway + he did something brad cudnt do in 4yrs

[@kasperkilos407]

@@FettiTv58 how stupid of an assumption why would they hire him in the first place make it make sense man.

[@jrgomez2283]

@@FettiTv58 you're an idiot and gtfoh with race baiting they could have fired him🤡

[@jrgomez2283]

@@kasperkilos407 they just assume everything is about race.

[@biglen_1]

@@jrgomez2283 you’re the 🤡 dude. they know that if they fire him someone else will hire him, and they don’t want that. They want to hold him down.

[@lucho3410]

Wow, so they are basically saying that if u are involved in a consensual sexual relationship in the Boston organization, only the higher level individual will get in trouble

[@jamescash887]

He violated team policy. They have the right to punish him. Also, why do people keep glossing over the fact he has been accused of unwanted sexual advances? There is more to this story and than is being said.

[@lacydoe]

He messed with someone higher than him………….

[@brennangilbert3332]

(Sniff, sniff) I smell salmon!!!! (Smells fishy)

[@jasonreedquintanasalvador2575]

Celtics got worst since they traded IT

[@MrHighProfyle]

The fact that he is the only one being reprimanded shows the hypocrisy of this situation and the climate we're in regarding men and that whoever this woman is has some deep connections in the organization. She's not being held accountable at all.

[@chosenone9996]

Crazy. If Boston does good he's fired. If Boston does bad they try to bring him back. Someone should of ask the difference between the owner who did all that stuff to him how does both acts equal a year suspension.

[@aieshadaniels6104]

Brad looks so HURT I mean we all are in some way. However, lets get a rag wipe it off and recover to get this season going right we have a lot of potential for greatness!!!

[@CARBONHAWK1]

You can tell he didn’t want to do this

[@lh1533]

It's always women....

[@maxamillion2272]

Was the other involved party also suspended for violating company policy...?

[@wasabisour]

The details will come out on someone’s podcast sooner or later

[@BlackBeardPirate]

Why wasn’t the female employee suspended or fired for violating the team HR policies hmm 🤔

[@tim1traitimaccount269]

Because women are never held accountable 😮

[@hammeraffe]

Whats her name

[@Andorski]

@G This is it. It was kosher when it was consensual. It stopped being that at one point and Ime didn't let it go.

[@tim1traitimaccount269]

@G okay then that changes the situation.

[@Ghostzrus]

He made unwanted comments toward female staffer. They were in a consensual relationship at one time.

[@mione134]

He then made those comments AFTER they broke up. Thus, becoming unconsensual. The Celtics told him to stop and he continued to harass said woman. Ime is an absolute idiot.

[@iamhorcruxer]

@@mione134 Celtics didn’t belong in Finals anyway. Jus got fortunate

[@mione134]

@@iamhorcruxer Yeah okay

[@Rodzrd]

All of this is Celtics mismanagement!! This press conference doesn't help anyone!

[@DJMCHOLLYWOOD]

Brad's wife was the one. If you just look at his face, he is broken😂😂

[@xareallasv5203]

🤣🤣

[@burabojan]

he's broken cause of speculative idiots on the internet like yourself who dragged several female celtics employees through the mud last few days

[@clearthelane2432]

Yep 😂😂😂

[@UnderCurrentAtlanta]

What could be so bad to get you suspended for a year but not fired? He must have slept with someone's wife and they are protecting her husband.

[@lindag6689]

That is the rumor

[@GeecheeSean]

something is off about this

[@churchboi9953]

I’m pretty sure the owner cheats too

[@spartamykonos]

Instead of making excuses for this dude, how about just say he broke company policy that he knew full well would lead to suspension/termination and leave it at that. He’s a grown man; no excuses. The relationship allegedly being consensual is irrelevant. Because of authority dynamics, he may well have placed the organization at risk for future lawsuits.

[@zienawim96]

That only applies if she was his subordinate.... if it was the wife of a vp then that doesn't apply

[@spartamykonos]

@@zienawim96 Likely true, but I’m guessing from a little more information, even after the affair ended, he continued to pursue/harass her. I’m guessing it’ll get worse before it gets better.

[@jamesanderson3333]

I just think this guy need to sell the team His organization is out of control And I think he's not fit to run this organization He's been racist the whole time But they won't let him do what he want to do Make excuses for him!!!! And I just think they not a qualified to run this organization🙄

[@nationalsportsreport9190]

If this was a Consensual relationship, and the reason for the suspension is because it violates the organizations policies, why were women “troubled”? This Cryptic BS is unfair to Ime … and will ruin his career. If you can’t give details then why do a press conference 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

[@jamesbingham1007]

Well, that clears it up.

[@kearojohnson5689]

Sooooooo they acting like he R. Kelly'd this chick. Consensual means they both knew what they were doing soooooo why protect her and leave him out to dry?

[@debeatz1012]

a mullet in 2022 !!

[@DeLonghe_P_Ness]

Anyone getting the feeling that the female, in question, is the wife or relative of one of these two...there's too much dancing around who the other individual is. If you put Coach Udoka on front street, we want the rest of the story as well!

[@BlackLionSupreme]

So he is getting punished for his part in violating team policy, but she is not ,this is some complete hypocritical B.S.

[@namdaets0169]

This bigger than Nino Brown

[@kevinjackson7539]

Coach is toast he had an affair with the wife of a high ranking person in management so they both can no longer be a part of the organization you can't fire the exec he did nothing wrong he would probably sue and win so coach has to go and he eventually will be fired. They're leaving the woman alone because they don't want a lawsuit I think they're just hoping she'll quit from embarrassment. The policy is in place for high ranking people (that includes the coach) from having relationships with subordinates because that's just a lawsuit waiting to happen and if it was between this lady and a ball boy we would have never heard of it. I have zero sympathy for coach he wanted the fire now take the smoke and shut up.

[@KejuB]

Is it Brads wife or not? He looks like he wants to cry 😂

[@josepha.spcledtnta5292]

No I believe the woman that Ime slept with is a VP's Wife !

[@ItsAlexlive]

This is such bs. This should’ve been kept in the organization regardless. If she wants money they could give her that and keep it private. He messed up his marriage but he shouldn’t lose his job. Just terrible for Boston. Consensual relationship

[@mikeh2129]

He's not married

[@zosproductions-cz6im]

Not married

[@reggiemchellon3011]

First off he’s not even married

[@alison8027]

I believe he said at the beginning that it was leaked and not by the organization. A document was read out I believe on the Shannon Sharpe show saying that they were aware of this since June/July.

[@alison8027]

Yes it was consensual but he broke a rule what about that isn't clear

[@anonymousbiscuit5799]

This was a complete waste of time if they weren't going to answer any of the key questions everyone has. They leak the story and then want to hold back key details. The woman's name should be out there period, protecting her is BS because she was good with the pipe until they got caught and now there were unwanted comments. Everyone needs to stop falling for these BS story lines to get the heat off these women and also all the other NBA stuff that is going on.

[@RickHTown]

Crazy how they wanna be secretive and respectful of others privacy.....but PUT THIS MANS BUSINESS OUT THERE FOR THE WORLD TO SEE AND HEAR ABOUT IT!!!!

[@FerallHog]

So suspend him with no explanation. That’s impossible. He’s too high profile.

[@krystingrant6292]

I get what your saying but in a way it's a lesson for all. Stop fawking where you receive a check.

[@RickHTown]

@@krystingrant6292 that's one way to say it. I usually say put your D!ck in your Wallet Or don't Sh!t where you eat

[@Jay-7154]

@@krystingrant6292 it don't get much simpler than that

[@Niknik10287]

@@krystingrant6292 and the same goes for the other one who was involved but she not on front seat 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@camc8879]

Bro this happens in every sports organization. Boston for reasons that are beyond me wanted to bring down Ime. If you think I am wrong then tell me why they went public? Many coaches and other staffers are routinely fired. Many people are suspended for violating organization policies, nothing new. But disclosing this information is.

[@TrrrollinCuzItsFun-Relax]

Why even announce it then?😳 If it was Consensual that means their was more than ONE involved...... but you "outed" ONLY ONE😳 Ya didn't even tell us what were the team rules violated!😳 You could have just suspended, Fired, whatever! to him Privately!...kept in within the organization..... If you wanted to go public you need to go public with BOTH or ALL CONSENTING ADULTS INVOLVED! Helloerrr!!!😳 DisBeSomeBullllllshiiii👀

[@TrrrollinCuzItsFun-Relax]

It's YOUR FAULT!!! you should have "outed" ALL of the CONSENTING ADULTS INVOLVED😳 that would have removed doubt and avoided this "trauma" drama that some of your female employees might have experienced😳 It's the Owners and Front Office Managers Fault👀

[@kind2de]

This ALL BS, he is black, and that changes EVERYTHING. Can't control leaks, you've been controlling them in the NBA for years, many years, such BS.

[@christiancolon4386]

Why only protect the women??? He just said it was a CONSENSUAL relationship 🤔. Means BOTH are adults and BOTH knew what they were doing was wrong. Is she suspended too? She probably got job security and a promotion smh

[@isiahgreen8405]

Where's the Woman?? Do all players and staff get suspended for committing adultery? Yall just put the man to death. This is a fine. Leviticus 20:10t King James Version 10 And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

[@Miami2Mocha]

Very strategic...a HR matter became a Woj bomb ..directly to the media via Boston's front office...ummm

[@pierredevoe3526]

It’s not that serious It was consensual Another team will hire him He’s a great coach

[@s.s7337]

It started as consensual but Ime allegedly started harassing the woman once she wanted to move on

[@MacNif]

@@s.s7337 how do you have these details?

[@jamescash887]

It actually is he violated team policy and creates a huge mess. What organization is going to want a guy who does this type of stuff? Also, he wasn’t just accused of cheating but making unwanted advances on multiple women. You don’t get a year suspension just for cheating. There is more to this story.

[@krystingrant6292]

It's more about the story. More to come

[@shc6796]

Yep, a gr8 coach with zero morals! Great example for his players! Great example for his son and step-son!

[@thehitman602]

Ball boy wife. No suspension. Executive wife. Suspended for season, then fired. Oh can't forget the color aspect also.

[@tijan8948]

‪So here’s the legal slant in my view: women are a protected class under the civil rights act of 1964 not men. As a result publicizing the name of an otherwise obscure woman could be viewed as retaliation further exposing the Celtics to litigation. This was about liability control‬

[@wsveeblurry9342]

Cancel ESPN. For poor coverage and portraying him as a monster. It takes 2 to tango when it’s consensual. So both should be punished fairly.

[@Jmaug]

So coaches can't have relationships but executives/VPs can?🤔🤦🏾‍♂️

[@wavesonswim8128]

I heard they asked him to stop, and he kept smashing her, and left them with no choice.

[@TheTruthAboutUs]

Absolutely overblown and ridiculous. 2 consenting adults period. Suspend him 20 games, 1 million dollar fine and move on.

[@krisxchirbas9503]

These comments remind me of the rampant sexism in the western world. Why would u name drop the woman? People want to lay everything on her despite not knowing the full situation. At the same time the opposite applies for udoka, but I've seen much more people come to his defence. This situation reminds me of the Kobe one 20 years ago, and how everyone defended him because the woman lied ignoring the fact that Kobe also lied to the police.