Nia Lengthy Slams Boston Celtics Over Ime Udoka Scandal – Hollywood Life

Nia Lengthy opened up about how she felt the Boston Celtics dealt with the aftermath of her fiancé Ime Udoka’s suspension following the information of an alleged consensual relationship he had with a feminine on his NBA workforce’s workers. The Deadly Affair star mentioned she’s “very upset” that the Celtics group hadn’t reached out to her or her household after the scandal exploded again in September, per her interview with The Hollywood Reporter, printed on Thursday, Dec. 1.

“Should you’re within the enterprise of defending girls… I’m sorry, nobody from the Celtics group has even referred to as to see if I’m OK, to see if my youngsters are OK,” she revealed. Nia shares her son Kez, 11, with Ime, and shares one other son, 21-year-old Massai Dorsey II, along with her ex, actor Massai Dorsey. “I feel essentially the most heartbreaking factor about all of this was seeing my son’s face when the Boston Celtics group determined to make a really personal state of affairs public,” she added.

The actress mentioned she even took Kez out of faculty when his father’s alleged infidelity grew to become identified to the general public. “It was devastating, and it nonetheless is,” Nia mentioned, including that her son “nonetheless has moments the place it’s not simple for him.”

Whereas she didn’t touch upon the standing of her and Ime’s relationship in the meanwhile, Nia did reveal she is shifting again to Los Angeles from Boston. Each of her sons are coming along with her as properly.

Ime was positioned on a suspension by the Celtics for all the 2022-2023 season after they claimed he had violated “workforce insurance policies” in a press release launched in late September. They added that Ime’s future with the workforce can be evaluated. After the information broke, Ime spoke out to ESPN. “I need to apologize to our gamers, followers, all the Celtics group, and my household for letting them down,” he mentioned. “I’m sorry for placing the workforce on this tough state of affairs, and I settle for the workforce’s choice. Out of respect for everybody concerned, I’ll don’t have any additional remark.”

Final 12 months, when Ime was moved as much as head coach after being an assistant for 9 years, Nia spoke about how proud she was of her beau, whom she started relationship in 2010 and received engaged to in 2016. “He’s probably the most disciplined individuals I do know. He’s labored actually arduous for this and now he’s received to only get to work together with his gamers and do what he does finest,” she instructed PopCulture.com on the time. “So, it’s an thrilling time for our household to have the ability to sit within the stands.”