Sunday 25 September 2022 01:38 AM Celtics coach Ime Udoka mistress handled travel arrangements booked his fiancee ... trends now
The Boston Celtics employee that had an affair with head coach Ime Udoka, was in charge of making all of his travel arrangements and even included organizing travel for his fiancee, Nia Long.
The woman, who has not been publicly identified by reputable sources, was given a huge amount of power when it came to picking out hotels and transportation for Udoka's team-related travel.
When Long would come up to Boston to visit Udoka or travel with him on the road, same woman was responsible for booking her travel as well and was even involved in arranging for her to move to Boston permanently.
Long had only been living in the city for a couple of weeks along with the 10-year-old son she shared with Udoka, Ime.
The Boston Celtics employee that had an affair with head coach Ime Udoka, was in charge of making all of his travel arrangements and even included organizing travel for his fiancee, Nia Long
Although the Celtics have not revealed the name of the employee, TMZ has been informed that Long knows exactly who she is.
The team's President Brad Stevens became emotional on Friday during a news conference and said the scandal had been upsetting particularly for other female employees working at the team with rampant speculation over who might have had the affair. Earlier on Saturday, Boston Celtics reporter Amanda Pflugrad has slammed the incessant social media speculation surrounding the identity of the female employee who had an 'inappropriate' relationship with coach Ime Udoka.
Udoka was handed a one-year ban by the team this week - as well as a 'significant financial penalty' after 'multiple violations of conduct rules' - but the decision was made to keep the name of the woman involved a secret.
Many have claimed this has led to unfair speculation online and has dragged multiple innocent women into the rumors, and that point has been echoed by Pflugrad - herself an employee of the Celtics.
Amanda Pflugrad (right) is a Celtics reporter who has been dragged into online rumors
Ime Udoka was suspended for the season for having a relationship with an unnamed staffer
'As a female of the Celtics organization, watching these last few days unfold has been heartbreaking,' she wrote on Twitter Friday.
'Seeing uninvolved people's names thrown around in the media, including mine, with such carelessness is disgusting. This is a step backwards for women in sports who have worked hard to prove themselves in an industry they deserve to be in.'
Alongside the post, she added: 'It's time to speak up on this matter and to my female coworkers, I see you and I am always here #womeninsports.'
Over the last few days, fans have taken to social media in an attempt to work out the identity of the woman, with various conspiracy theories being widely shared.
This, unsurprisingly, has led to various innocent parties having their reputations tarnished - including Pflugrad - and Stephen A. Smith is among those urging the team to share more information.
Boston Celtics reporter Amanda Pflugrad has slammed the 'heartbreaking' and 'disgusting' rumors flying around online
She is one of many female members of staff in the organization that have been dragged in
'At this particular moment in time... Ime Udoka is an unhireable individual,' he said on his ESPN First Take show. 'But the unhireable portion, I would make the claim, is primarily due to the fact that the story was leaked out and we are now discussing it publicly.
'The woman who elected to have a
