Rockets agree to make Ime Udoka next head coach after Celtics scandal: report

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The Houston Rockets have reportedly agreed to a deal to make Ime Udoka, who was dismissed by the Boston Celtics after having an inappropriate workplace relationship prior to his season, their next head coach. 

Udoka was rumored to be the Rockets’ top option after they fired Stephen Silas following another awful season. Silas went 59-177 with the team in 236 games over the last three seasons. 

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski noted that the Rockets consulted with the league office and the Celtics regarding Udoka’s departure from the organization. They clearly didn’t mind what they were told, as Wojnarowski added that they "moved fairly quickly" to finding a deal after an initial meeting. 

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Head coach Ime Udoka of the Boston Celtics calls out a play in the fourth quarter against the Golden State Warriors during Game Three of the 2022 NBA Finals at TD Garden on June 08, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts.  (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

"Udoka and GM Rafael Stone kept talking on job. Both sides had some strong options in the marketplace but a deal got done in the last 24 hours to land Udoka with the Rockets," Wojnarowski tweeted. 

The Celtics initially suspended Udoka for the entire 2022-23 NBA season after they found his relationship with a female staff member "was considered to be a violation of the organization’s guidelines."

Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck said the organization did a monthslong investigation on the matter. 

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"We learned over the summer, some part of the summer, that there was a situation," Grousbeck said at the