Ime Udoka
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Ime Udoka, currently the coach for the Houston Rockets, found his name trending on X this morning (June 18) after his former team, the Boston Celtics, captured their 18th NBA championship on Monday. Because the game is the game, Ime Udoka is getting cooked on the social media network for fumbling the bag and other choice digs as expected.
The Boston Celtics put on a masterclass in basketball efficiency last night, taking out the Dallas Mavericks with ease after getting walloped last Friday on the Mavs’ home court. The team the Celtics put on the floor last night was comprised of players Udoka coached, during his years with the franchise.
As most know, Udoka was suspended by the Celtics organization for the entire 2022-23 season for engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a woman who also worked for the team. Assistant coach Joe Mazzula assumed head coaching duties, leading the team to victory in the 2024 NBA Finals with Jaylen Brown earning the Finals MVP trophy.
Udoka was a beloved coach for the Celtics and got the team to the 2022 NBA Finals, but bumped into a still feisty Golden State Warriors team despite going up 2-1 in the series. It was assumed that the Celtics would eventually reach this level again under his leadership but the controversy proved to be too meddlesome.
Further, Udoka’s relationship with actress Nia Long also suffered an end due to the issues stemming from the relationship with the Celtics employee. If there is one bright spot, Udoka, despite the stain on his name, managed to secure another head coaching gig with Houston, although the team didn’t perform up to the standards befitting of its young and talented core.
On X, formerly Twitter, fans are frying up Ime Udoka as his former team basks in glory. Check out the replies below.
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Nia Long’s son is getting well taken care of. A judge ordered that the actress’ ex, NBA head coach Ime Udoka, will have to fork over $32,500 in monthly child support.
A judge signed off on the agreement on Monday (Jan. 22). Before any of y’all get in your feelings about the guy getting taxed, TMZ reports the court looked over both their financials and it turns out Udoka is making much more bank than Long at the moment thanks to his Houston Rockets gig.
Reports TMZ:
Per the docs, obtained by TMZ, it’s actually Nia who’ll be receiving monthly child support — and even though the court said she might be entitled to upwards of $56k … the 2 parents ended up landing on about half of that, with Ime agreeing to pay her $32,500/month.
The couple went through their financials — as did the court — and found Ime makes way more money coaching the Houston Rockets right now than Nia does … noting he’s got more than $400k in net monthly disposable income, whereas she’s only got about $20k.
While the ex-couple will continue with joint legal custody, Long will actually have sole physical custody of their son, Kez, while Udoka will get visitation rights.
Reportedly, all the aforementioned had already been negotiated and agreed to by both sides, but on Monday the court basically put their stamp of approval on it.
And now, the social media peanut gallery is chiming in because…this is the type of tea it loves. Also, Udoka cheating on Nia Long makes him a target of slander from now until infinity. Those are the rules. See reactions in the gallery.
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