The Celtics cheating scandal keeps getting worse! According to sources, the female staffer Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka was having an affair with allegedly handled the team’s travel and she was also involved in booking Nia Long’s move to Boston two weeks ago. Nia – Ime’s fiancée – had no clue about the affair before the big move. Also, there’s accusations that the woman’s husband found out about the affair via a ring camera. Deets inside…
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More details about the cheating scandal surrounding Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka and a female staffer are trickling in and it’s getting messy!
Sources told TMZ that the female staffer Udoka was allegedly having an affair with planned the team’s travel as well as Udoka’s. Not only that, she allegedly booked travel for Udoka’s fiancée, Nia Long to come to Boston and to road games.
Two weeks before the cheating scandal broke, Nia moved to Boston from Los Angeles to be with her son’s father before she found out about the affair or investigation. The Celtics learned about the affair a few months ago and launched an investigation before they issued Udoka’s season-long suspension for his “improper” relationship. It’s also alleged Udoka made unwarranted advances toward the female staffer.
Today, Celtics star forward Jayson Tatum was asked how he found out about Udoka’s suspension and he shared he found out about the news like the rest of us during Celtics’ Media Day:
How did Jayson Tatum find out the news of Ime Udoka’s suspension? “Shit, on Twitter, like everybody else.”
Tatum said he hasn’t any communication with Udoka and it’s been “a lot to process” since learning the news.
— Steve Hewitt (@steve_hewitt) September 26, 2022
“Sh*t, on Twitter, like everybody else,” Tatum said.
“It’s just a lot. If I’m being honest… you’re still trying to process it all knowing we start practice tomorrow.”
Jayson Tatum reacts to Ime Udoka suspension pic.twitter.com/0GYY4wKfC7
— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) September 26, 2022
He added, “I guess I feel like everybody else; it’s a lot to process,” Tatum said. “Unexpected, especially when I come into this season and you feel a certain way, coming off last year that you’re excited and trying to do all these things. It’s just a lot, if I’m being honest. Along with everybody else, still trying to process it all knowing that we still have practice tomorrow.”
Peep the clip above.
“We were all shocked… a little confused. A lot of information wasn’t being shared with us.”
Jaylen Brown addressed Ime Udoka suspension pic.twitter.com/83RxCqy7Og
— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) September 26, 2022
Celtics baller Jaylen Brown said he was “shocked” and “confused” by the drama. Peep the clip above.
So get this…
According to E! Kevin Frazier, the husband of the female staffer overheard a private conversation between his wife and Ime Udoke about the affairs. Apparently, she was having a private conversation in view of the RING doorbell camera and the husband saw the footage.
”According to well-placed sources, even after the affair was discovered by the Celtics, the female staffer continued to work with Nia Long on her move to Boston,” Kevin tweeted. “Nia did not learn about the affair until the disciplinary action by the franchise was made public”
He continued, “Multiple sources confirm Celtics female staffer’s affair w/ Celtics Coach #ImeUdoka was uncovered by her husband when he overheard a private conversation on a home doorbell camera.”
The female staffer has not been identified as of yet. Meanwhile, social media has been sharing pictures of female Celtics staff speculating which woman was having an affiar with Udoka. Team President Brad Stevens got choked up during a news conference, sharing how stressful and upsetting it has been for the team’s females employees.
Former NBA baller Matt Barnes said this story was messy. It feels like it only going to get worse.
Photo: AP Photo/Steven Senne
