Brad Stevens calls ‘bulls–t’ on Twitter attack on Celtics female staff

Brad Stevens obtained emotional about what girls within the Celtics group skilled on social media this week.

The Celtics suspended head coach Ime Udoka, who led the staff to the NBA Finals in his first yr, for the total upcoming season. Preliminary stories indicated he had a “consensual affair” with a feminine worker of the staff. Later, Shams Charania reported at The Athletic that Udoka was additionally accused of creating “undesirable feedback.” Amid the scandal, there was rampant hypothesis on social media purporting to implicate girls who work for the staff.

Friday, Celtics proprietor Wyc Grousbeck and president of basketball operations Brad Stevens held a press convention. They sidestepped delineating specifics of Udoka’s conduct — Grousbeck declined to straight reply a query if there was sexual harassment concerned.

Stevens took a second to specific his disappointment about what girls who work for the Celtics needed to endure.

Ime Udoka is suspended for a yr from teaching the Boston Celtics.

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Brad Stevens at Celtics press convention on Sept. 23, 2022.

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“The one factor that I wish to say is we've got loads of gifted girls in our group, and I believed yesterday was actually arduous on them,” Stevens mentioned. “No person can management Twitter hypothesis — rampant bulls–t — however I do suppose that we as a corporation have a accountability that we’re there to help them now as a result of lots of people have been dragged unfairly due to that.”

In response to a follow-up query about what the Celtics are doing to help these girls, Stevens answered, “There was messaging despatched out. There was conferences to ensure everyone’s obtainable and supportive. I believe we have to make it possible for we’re obtainable for awhile past that. That was actually unfair for my part.

“Lots of people have been dragged into that unfairly.”

Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens had some sturdy emotions concerning the feminine staffers being dragged into the social media dialog. pic.twitter.com/Q2IvR7VGeZ

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“I don’t know the way we are able to management Twitter. Clearly there’s solely a lot we are able to say, however our job is to be there. Yesterday was unfair to them.”

One lady particularly was the topic of reportedly unfounded rumors.

“For these speculating and curious concerning the Celtics’ scenario, Vice-President of Participant Improvement and Organizational Development Allison Feaster is just not concerned on this,” Marc Spears of ESPN reported on Thursday.