Nia stated essentially the most 'heartbreaking factor' concerning the scandal was to see her son's face after the Celtics made a 'very non-public state of affairs public.'
Nia Lengthy opened up about how she felt the Boston Celtics dealt with the aftermath of her fiancé Ime Udoka’s suspension following the information of an alleged consensual relationship he had with a feminine on his NBA crew’s employees. The Deadly Affair star stated she’s “very dissatisfied” that the Celtics group hadn’t reached out to her or her household after the scandal exploded again in September, per her interview with The Hollywood Reporter, revealed on Thursday, Dec. 1.
“When you’re within the enterprise of defending ladies… I’m sorry, nobody from the Celtics group has even referred to as to see if I’m OK, to see if my youngsters are OK,” she revealed. Nia shares her son Kez, 11, with Ime, and shares one other son, 21-year-old Massai Dorsey II, together with her ex, actor Massai Dorsey. “I feel essentially the most heartbreaking factor about all of this was seeing my son’s face when the Boston Celtics group determined to make a really non-public state of affairs public,” she added.
The actress stated she even took Kez out of faculty when his father’s alleged infidelity grew to become identified to the general public. “It was devastating, and it nonetheless is,” Nia stated, including that her son “nonetheless has moments the place it’s not simple for him.”
Whereas she didn’t touch upon the standing of her and Ime’s relationship in the meanwhile, Nia did reveal she is shifting again to Los Angeles from Boston. Each of her sons are coming together with her as nicely.
Ime was positioned on a suspension by the Celtics for the whole 2022-2023 season after they claimed he had violated “crew insurance policies” in a press release launched in late September. They added that Ime’s future with the crew might be evaluated. After the information broke, Ime spoke out to ESPN. “I need to apologize to our gamers, followers, the whole Celtics group, and my household for letting them down,” he stated. “I'm sorry for placing the crew on this troublesome state of affairs, and I settle for the crew’s determination. Out of respect for everybody concerned, I'll don't have any additional remark.”
Final yr, when Ime was moved as much as head coach after being an assistant for 9 years, Nia spoke about how proud she was of her beau, whom she started courting in 2010 and acquired engaged to in 2016. “He’s probably the most disciplined folks I do know. He’s labored actually laborious for this and now he’s acquired to simply get to work along with his gamers and do what he does greatest,” she instructed PopCulture.com on the time. “So, it’s an thrilling time for our household to have the ability to sit within the stands.”