Brad Stevens’ voice shook, and he appeared to be holding again tears.
In the wake of the Celtics’ choice to droop coach Ime Udoka for everything of this season after he reportedly had an improper relationship with a feminine member of the group, Stevens had some extent to make.
After information first broke late Wednesday evening and early Thursday morning of the reasoning behind Udoka’s potential suspension, hypothesis was rampant on social media in attempting to determine who the feminine social gathering concerned is, with footage posted of a number of ladies who work for the Celtics. On Friday, because the Celtics addressed Udoka’s suspension, Stevens made an emotional plea in opposition to the unfair hypothesis – unprompted – throughout his opening assertion.
“We have a lot of talented women in our organization and I thought (Thursday) was really hard on them,” Stevens stated. “I think that nobody can control Twitter speculation, rampant (expletive). But I do think we as an organization have a responsibility to make sure we’re there to support them now, because a lot of people were dragged unfairly into that.”
Celtics proprietor Wyc Grousbeck acknowledged the information leaks that led to the social media hypothesis as a part of the enterprise, however admitted some remorse in the way it performed out.
“Any insinuation about the leaks, we don’t know where they come from,” Grousbeck stated. “They’re part of the NBA as we all know, in this room, but it’s really unfortunate and it’s unfortunate also that female staff members of the Celtics have been dragged into the public eye unwillingly and inappropriately and we take a strong stand against that and just regret it for them. It’s really, really unfortunate and not necessary.”
Stevens stated there was messaging despatched out and conferences out there for these contained in the group who might have been impacted by the hypothesis to ensure everyone seems to be supported. It’s clear the Celtics are making that an emphasis now and shifting ahead.
“I think we still need to make sure that we’re there for a while beyond that,” Stevens stated. “I just think that was really unfair, in my opinion. And I don’t know how we control Twitter. And obviously, there’s only so much that we can say. But our job is to support and our job is to be there as everybody goes through that hard time. And everybody digests this stuff differently, obviously. But yesterday was unfair to them.”
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