Celtics Suspend Coach Ime Udoka for 2022–2023 Season

Celtics Suspend Coach Ime Udoka for 2022–2023 Season
Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka speaks from the bench during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Charlotte Hornets in Boston on Feb. 2, 2022. Steven Senne/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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BOSTON—The Boston Celtics have suspended Ime Udoka for a full year, banning the coach who led them to the NBA Finals last spring for the entire 2022–2023 season.

In a statement issued Thursday night after a full day of wrangling over the terms of the punishment, the Celtics said Udoka violated team policies and left open the possibility that a longer separation could follow.