‘It makes no sense’: Celtics star fumes as ‘slandered, slaughtered’ coach looks set to join rivals
Add Ime Udoka’s former gamers to the checklist of these confused by the Nets’ seemingly imminent rent of the ex-Celtics coach.
Celtics guard Marcus Smart informed the Boston Globe “it makes no sense” that the Nets are capable of rent Udoka simply six weeks after the Celtics suspended him for your entire season for an improper relationship with a subordinate.
“His name got slandered and slaughtered and it was, ‘He’ll probably never coach again,’” Smart informed The Globe. “And a couple of months later, now he’s possibly going to be the coach of one of our biggest rivals?
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“It’s tough. It makes no sense. But we can’t control that. We have to control what we can and I love the team here. I love the coaching staff. I love Joe [Mazzulla].”
Udoka led the Celtics to an NBA Finals look final season in his first season as a head coach within the league, however didn’t get an opportunity to attempt to construct on it. According to stories, Udoka used inappropriate language with a feminine subordinate and carried on an improper relationship.
“Obviously we wish he was here,” Smart stated. “We have no control over that. It definitely sucks. I guess it was deemed that whatever happened was enough for him not to be the coach here, but I guess not enough for him [not] to be a coach anywhere else, obviously.”
Udoka’s title was related to the Nets emptiness inside hours after Brooklyn fired Steve Nash on Tuesday, although basic supervisor Sean Marks maintained that no rent had been made and the group would conduct due diligence on candidates when talking to reporters Tuesday night.
Jaylen Brown supported Udoka getting one other shot.
“I’m just happy to see a Black head coach end up back on his feet,” Brown stated, “because I’ve seen situations where something like this might not have been the case.”
