We were treated to one of the stranger news breaks in NBA history Wednesday night when ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski dusted everyone's timeline with a very big and very vague piece of information: Celtics head coach Ime Udoka is on the verge of being hit with a hefty suspension for doing ... something.
ESPN Sources: Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka is facing possible disciplinary action – including a significant suspension – for an unspecified violation of organizational guidelines. Discussions are ongoing within the Celtics on a final determination. pic.twitter.com/1QZb0k326F
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 22, 2022
Great! Thank you for all of the details, Woj. While we were all left to linger in this information void for what felt like hours, Woj just kept providing meaningless updates that were seemingly designed as taunts. At one point, he went on SportsCenter to let viewers know, in Shams-ian fashion, that "there is clarity looming."
Woj provides an update on Ime Udoka
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) September 22, 2022
(🎥 @_Talkin_NBA)
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Speaking of Shams, here comes some clarity. It looms!
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 franchise’s code of conduct.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 22, 2022
Obviously there's still a lot more to shake out here, but it seems like the Celtics are really not pleased with the specifics of what Udoka did. Woj's final dispatch of the night said that the team has discussed suspending Udoka for the entirety of the upcoming season.
