In turmoil since the revelation of her “extramarital and consented affair” with a staff member of the Boston franchise, Ime Udoka has been heavily sanctioned by the Celtics. Penalty dropped last night: the Greens’ coach is suspended for the entire 2022-23 season!
Just yesterday morning, immediately after the revelations that fell shortly before, the question was raised as to what penalty would be imposed on the Boston manager for his violation of the code of conduct of the Celtics franchise. Now it’s official, we won’t see Ime Udoka on the NBA bench this season. As noted by key insiders overnight, the 45-year-old has been suspended for the entire next campaignwhich obviously represents a real earthquake for this Boston team who remained on the pitch for a participation in the Finals against the Warriors at the end of the first season as Udoka’s bench.
The Boston Celtics have suspended manager Ime Udoka for the entire 2022-23 season.
– Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 23, 2022
If Ime has therefore avoided the expulsion scenario, it is a very harsh sanction from the Celtics. Very firm but necessary in the eyes of the Boston franchise to 1) show that this type of behavior cannot be accepted within the organization 2) ensure that the suspension is severe enough so that the C’s can then fully rotate the page once deleted. Because the best way for this kind of case to continue hovering over the franchise is to not take the necessary steps right now T. So even though it may seem very harsh to some as a sanction, his status and responsibilities within the team compel the Celtics to be uncompromising.
It will inevitably wipe out some people, and that’s normal, but it’s image and PR. When you are a representative and public figure of a team / league / institution, yes, there are lines not to cross under penalty of labeling.
Bonus in Puritan America.
– TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) September 22, 2022
So what’s the next step for Boston? According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the Celtics will shoot on Joe Mazzulla take control of the group for next season. As we already pointed out yesterday when his name was mentioned among the candidates for the (temporary) succession of Udoka, Mazzulla is young and inexperienced at the height of his 34 years. He joined the Celtics in 2019 as an assistant manager when Brad Stevens was still on the bench before entering the office, and remained on staff when Ime arrived in the off-season 2021. The manager who literally falls on him, can Joe Mazzulla keep Verdi at the top of an increasingly competitive Eastern Conference? It is bound to be tense for him, especially as the Celtics could evolve without Robert Williams III early in the season and have yet to replace Danilo Gallinari after his major knee injury. All this to say that we had an easier first job as head coach …
Sacred rebound in Boston a few days from the start of the retirements and less than a month from the first regular season game. Considered one of the big favorites for the 2023 NBA title, the Celtics will now have to move forward without the same certainties they thought they had. And it could be expensive given the competition in the East …
Source text: ESPN
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