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Interest in former Boston Celtics HC ‘confirms’ Rockets goals

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The Houston Rockets’ reported interest in suspended and fired former Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka “confirms” the franchise’s goals this offseason — this at least according to the Houston Chronicle’s Michael Shapiro. “Former Celtics coach Ime Udoka is slated to meet with Houston’s brass on Wednesday, according to The Athletic’s Kelly Iko, and his arrival further …

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Boston Celtics: 3 factors derailed Nets’ Ime Udoka hire

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Suspended Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka won’t be returning to the NBA via a hiring by Brooklyn, despite rumors breaking last week from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that said he’d be the likely replacement for recently-fired Nets HC Steve Nash. Of course, Wojnarowski’s original reporting of Udoka’s suspension caused mass hysteria the night news leaked …

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Boston Celtics: NY Post predicts Nets will lose another gamble with Ime Udoka hire

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The NY Post doesn’t have faith in one of its hometown teams after its most recent head coaching switch. NY Post reporter Ian O’Connor believes that the Nets hiring the formerly suspended Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka will be yet another gamble that Brooklyn will lose. According to O’Connor, Udoka will be another in …

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Boston Celtics: FS1 host believes Ime Udoka will elevate Nets

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Undisputed with Skip and Shannon co-host Skip Bayless believes that the formerly suspended Boston Celtics head coach will thrive in his new role as the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets — a job he inherited in the ashes of the Steve Nash firing on November 1. Despite reporters saying that Udoka would likely never …

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Boston Celtics: What Nets hiring Ime Udoka means for Joe Mazzulla

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Former Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka, who led the Cs to their first NBA Finals in 12 years this past June, was shockingly hired by the Brooklyn Nets on November 1 following the firing of Steve Nash. Nash’s run with the Nets was an unmitigated failure, as he won just a single postseason series …

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Boston Celtics: Reporter clowns Nets for lack of Ime Udoka due diligence

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The Boston Celtics suspended Ime Udoka — who in his first season as head coach brought the Cs to their first NBA Finals appearance — for a multitude of reasons, some of which are already public knowledge. The Athletic’s Fred Katz questions if the Brooklyn Nets looked into any of them at all before hiring …

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Former champion Boston Celtics big calls Ime Udoka situation ‘soap opera’

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Former Boston Celtics big man Kendrick Perkins, a starter on the 2007-08 NBA Championship squad and a current ESPN analyst, called this past September’s Ime Udoka suspension episode a ‘soap opera’ in a recent tweet. The message ultimately was a pro-Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown one, but in the process, he called out Udoka and …

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Boston Celtics: A grim update on suspended head coach Ime Udoka and Nia Long

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Things aren’t looking good for suspended Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka in pretty much every aspect of his personal and professional life after he was found to have had an affair with a member of the Cs organization. The prospect of Udoka ever returning to an NBA sideline in a head coaching capacity — …

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Putting Ime Udoka news behind them, Boston Celtics’ chemistry keeps growing

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Just a few days before the Boston Celtics kicked off training camp, the Cs would have to deal with some of the most shocking news this franchise has ever seen. Within a few days, Joe Mazzulla was thrust into the head coaching position, and the entire team had to cope with the fact that the …

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Boston Celtics rumors: Joe Budden reveals wild Ime Udoka affair wrinkle

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Suspended Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka has had plenty of skeletons come flying out of his closet in the weeks leading up to the 2022-23 NBA season, and the latest may just take the cake when it comes to both juiciness and dysfunction. As we know, Udoka had an affair with a close friend of …

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Boston Celtics: Former NBA champion says Udoka situation is ‘100 times uglier’ than originally thought

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Reports from various sources trickled out this week surrounding Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka. On Wednesday night, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnorowski tweeted that Udoka was facing disciplinary action following a violation of team guidelines. The following day, Woj reported that the violation was a consensual relationship with a member of the Boston Celtics organization. Team …

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Analyst on suspended Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka coaching again: ‘He’s done’

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Ethan Strauss, while speaking on his ‘House of Strauss’ Substack, said something many Boston Celtics may not want to hear after returning to the NBA Finals for the first time in 12 years this past season: Ime Udoka is likely done as a coach at the highest level of professional basketball. Udoka was suspended for …

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Boston Celtics: New details from Friday’s Ime Udoka press conference

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The Boston Celtics held a press conference Friday following the announcement that they’d be suspending head coach Ime Udoka for the entire 2022-23 NBA season. In a statement released Thursday, the team didn’t say much other than that Udoka violated team guidelines. Reports from ESPN’s Adrian Wojornowski and the Athletic’s Shams Charania, spanning from the night …

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Celtics’ Ime Udoka scandal is all too familiar for Red Sox fans

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Boston sports fans are once again reeling from scandal; Celtics head coach Ime Udoka’s suspension is eerily reminiscent of Red Sox manager Alex Cora’s. Celtics’ Ime Udoka scandal is all too familiar for Red Sox fans – BoSox Injection – BoSox Injection – Boston Red Sox News, Rumors, and Fan Community

Boston Celtics: Woj’s poor handling of Ime Udoka news causes Twitter hysteria

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Adrian Wojnarowski was the gatekeeper of the news dump on Ime Udoka being caught having an affair with a member of the Boston Celtics organization and the subsequent suspension that followed. Perhaps he was a bit reckless with his handling of what ended up being extremely sensitive news by leaving breadcrumbs of what could have …

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Polarizing former Boston Celtics player flames Ime Udoka in tweet

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Polarizing former Boston Celtics big man Enes Freedom, FKA Enes Kanter, flamed suspended head coach Ime Udoka in a tweet on September 22. Freedom shared a ClutchPoints article that featured a quote from Udoka denying that his benching had anything to do with the Turkish big man’s political comments aimed at the NBA’s biggest international …

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Boston Celtics: Retired NFL star defends Ime Udoka, slams Brett Favre

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The Boston Celtics suspending Ime Udoka for having an intimate relationship with a female member of the franchise’s staff is going to dominate sports talk radio for the next few days, and likely well into the 2022-23 NBA season. According to retired 2x Super Bowl champion wide receiver Torrey Smith, that’s nowhere near the story …

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3 niche Boston Celtics lineups Ime Udoka could deploy in 2022-23

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While the 2022 offseason was almost perfect for the Boston Celtics–before Danilo Gallinari went down with an ACL tear that could knock him off the depth chart all season anyway–that narrative holds little weight until proven on the hardwood. You know it’s been a great summer for Brad Stevens and co. because Gallo’s injury doesn’t …

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