Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens expressed his support for the women within the organization after unsubstantiated rumors about the identity of the woman involved with coach Ime Udoka emerged on social media this week.
Boston announced Thursday night that Udoka received a yearlong suspension for “violations of team policies,” effective immediately. The Athletic’s Shams Charania had previously reported that Udoka violated the team’s code of conduct by engaging in an “improper intimate and consensual relationship” with a female staffer.
Stevens and Celtics governor Wyc Grousbeck met with reporters Friday to discuss the decision to suspend Udoka, revealing that the team enlisted a law firm to conduct an impartial investigation into the coach’s actions. Citing privacy concerns, Grousbeck did not expand upon the details of the situation involving Udoka, but he did say the coach committed “a couple of” violations of team policy.
