Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A significant factor into Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka's yearlong suspension was his crude language with a female staffer prior to beginning a relationship with her, according to a new report.
Udoka's dialogue was deemed especially concerning coming from someone of such power in the organization. Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka was suspended last week for the 2022-23 season. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Not only is Udoka suspended for the 2022-23 season, but the law firm probe finding will make it harder for him to be reinstated after the season.
According to ESPN, the relationship was the primary finding and policy violation of the independent law firm probe the team commissioned.
Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck said last week that the suspension came following a monthslong investigation. Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck said that Udoka's suspension came following a monthslong investigation. (Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) CELTICS' IME UDOKA SCANDAL MUCH WORSE BEHIND THE SCENES, NBA CHAMP SAYS "We learned over the summer, some part of the summer, that there was a situation," Grousbeck said last week. "Called in the law firm at that point and the investigation had some twists and turns and took some time to develop all the facts.