Boston Celtics Suspend Coach Ime Udoka for Full Season

Violations of Team Policies Result in Suspension

Boston Celtics Head Coach Ime Udoka Suspended for One Year

The Boston Celtics have announced that they have suspended head coach Ime Udoka for the entire 2022-2023 NBA season due to violations of team policies. Udoka led the Celtics to the NBA Finals last season, but the team will now be under the leadership of interim head coach Joe Mazzulla.

The suspension stems from an investigation into an intimate relationship that Udoka had with a team employee. The Celtics organization takes such violations very seriously and deemed Udoka's actions unacceptable for a head coach.