Ime Udoka

Boston Celtics Suspend Head Coach Ime Udoka

By now, you have heard that the Boston Celtics suspended its head coach Ime Udoka for the 2022/23 season. Speculation was rampant as to the reasons why before the Celtics announced the team’s decision.

Recent Head Coaches Add More Diversity to NBA

Recently, three NBA head coaching jobs went to African Americans. Jason Kidd is to lead the Dallas Mavericks, Ime Udoka will coach the Boston Celtics and Chauncey Billups will be at the helm of the Portland Trailblazers. This shows how the NBA is attempting to resolve its racial disparities in a predominantly Black league. At the end of the regular season this year, seven out of 30 NBA teams had Black head coaches. In the NBA, 74.8 percent of the players identify as Black, and 81.9 percent consider themselves as people of color. In 2019, 18.1 percent of NBA players