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Robert Horry says Ime Udoka's infidelity scandal isn't comparable to Phil Jackson-Jeanie Buss relationship

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Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Ime Udoka is suspended for the 2022-23 season for having an affair with a female Boston Celtics staffer.

Not many know exactly what happened, but some believe that it's worse than the public knows. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Robert Horry of the Los Angeles Lakers looks up at the ball against the Rockets at Compaq Center on March 26, 2003, in Houston, Texas. (Brian Bahr/Getty Images) This isn't the first time a high-profile head coach was involved with a staffer on the team, however – Phil Jackson was engaged to Jeanie Buss for several years.

Jackson was never disciplined for being in a relationship with the Lakers' then-owner's daughter while he was their head coach.

However, a former Lakers champion says the two situations aren't comparable. Phil Jackson and Jeanie Buss attend a New York Knicks-Los Angeles Lakers game at Staples Center on March 12, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Noel Vasquez/GC Images) SHAQ STEERING CLEAR OF DISCUSSING IME UDOKA SCANDAL SINCE HE WAS A 'SERIAL CHEATER' "I've had so many people come up to me and be like ‘Well, why Phil didn’t get kicked off the team when he was dating Jeanie Buss?' I'm like ‘Because he was dating Jeanie Buss,’" the seven-time champ said on his "Big Shot Bob" Podcast. "That may not be against their team policy.

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The Boston Celtics handled the Ime Udoka investigation and suspension by the corporate handbook: They kept the woman’s name out of the news, kept details confidential (not even telling the players much for legal reasons), and acted swiftly and decisively.

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