Celtics Owner Says Ime Udoka's Suspension Is 'Well-Warranted and Appropriate' After Alleged Affair

Ime Udoka.Photo: Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald/Getty Boston Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck said both the club and Ime Udoka are “moving forward” after the teamsuspended its head coach for “violations of team policy"for the entirety of the 2022-23 NBA season. Wycliffe Grousbeck.Brian Babineau/NBAE/Getty Udoka, 45, led the Celtics to an NBA Finals appearance in his first year as an NBA head coach and was preparing for the upcoming season when news broke that heallegedly had a consensual intimate relationshipwith a woman on the team’s staff, sources confirmed to PEOPLE.

Celtics Players Learned of Ime Udoka's Suspension on Twitter, Say 'It's Been Hell for Us'

Ime Udoka.Photo: Ezra Shaw/Getty Boston CelticsplayersJayson Tatum,Marcus Smart, andJaylen Brownaddressed the ongoing “hell” their team is dealing with following the suspension of head coachIme Udoka. Less than a week after the Celtics suspendedUdokafollowing allegations he violated team policy, players spoke to reporters about the situation during the league’s annual media day. Jayson Tatum, the 24-year-old Celtics star,told Jared Weiss of The Athleticthat he and teammates learned of Udoka’s suspension “on Twitter, like everybody else.

Celtics' Brad Stevens Blasts Social Media for Speculating About Women in Alleged Ime Udoka Affair

Boston Celtics exec Brad Stevens called out social media users for their attempts to “unfairly” identify female staffers who may have been involved with head coach Ime Udoka, after he was suspended for the upcoming season for"violations of team policy". Udoka’s suspension comes after sources told PEOPLE the 45-year-oldallegedly had an intimate relationshipwith a woman on the team’s staff. Udoka has been engaged to actressNia Longsince 2015, and they share a 10-year-old son, Kez Sunday.

CEO Shares Heartbreaking LinkedIn Post After Daughter Dies by Suicide Following Lyme Disease Battle

Photo: Alain Champagne/LinkedIn Alain Champagne — the President and Chief Executive Officer of Le Groupe Maurice — shared via LinkedIn that his daughter Amelie “took her own life.” She was 22. “To my LinkedIn community … while I never do personal posts, I wanted to share this … It is with the heaviest of hearts (and still in shock) that I share the tragic news that our sweetheart Amelie (22) took her own life this past Sunday,” Alainwroteearlier this month.

Chad Michael Murray Says It's an 'Honor'One Tree HillFans Still Care About the Show: 'They've Kept It Alive' (Exclusive)

Chad Michael Murray in One Tree Hill and on red carpet.Photo:The WB/ Courtesy/Everett Collection; Alberto Rodriguez/Variety via Getty The WB/ Courtesy/Everett Collection; Alberto Rodriguez/Variety via Getty Speaking with PEOPLE exclusively about his new Netflix filmThe Merry Gentlemen, the actor, 43, reflected on his breakout role as Lucas Scott on The CW series more than two decades ago. Though the show wrapped its nine-season run in April 2012, the series still reigns supreme as one of the most iconic teen dramas on television.