Marcus Smart on Udoka situation: We don’t know anything, it’s not my business and I don’t want it to be

But as much as the players are intent on focusing on their work, the Udoka mystery is decidedly NOT a non-issue. “That’s the thing, we don’t know anything,” Marcus Smart told Heavy Sports. “So I don’t know what they can and can’t talk about or what …

But as much as the players are intent on focusing on their work, the Udoka mystery is decidedly NOT a non-issue. “That’s the thing, we don’t know anything,” Marcus Smart told Heavy Sports. “So I don’t know what they can and can’t talk about or what the legal reasons are. That’s not my business, and I don’t want it to be. They made a decision. Whatever they feel, they have every right. That’s why you have your lawyers and things like that. So whatever they can say, they’ll say. “But it’s just tough, because we don’t know what they can say because of that reason. So it’s tough on both sides. But we’re here to play basketball. We’ll let those guys figure it out, and we’ll go from there.”

Source: Steve Bulpett @ Heavy.com

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Steve Bulpett @SteveBHoop
Legal concerns are correctly keeping the
@Celtics from telling their players what’s behind Ime Udoka’s suspension.
Marcus Smart talks to @HeavyOnSports about how tough that is on them — and how Matt Barnes can apparently know more details than they do.
bit.ly/3Rx7yYE – 3:55 PM
Steve Bulpett @SteveBHoop
NEW:
Legal concerns are correctly keeping the @Celtics from telling their players what’s behind the Ime Udoka suspension.
Marcus Smart talks to @HeavyOnSports about how tough that is and how Matt Barnes can apparently know more details than they do.
bit.ly/3Rx7yYE – 9:59 AM
Steve Bulpett @SteveBHoop
With Patriots playing Green Bay today, Marcus Smart spots Sam Hauser wearing a Packers jersey in the locker room.
Marcus turns to the few media members and says, “Y’all gonna let him get away with this?” – 4:03 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Brogdon enters the game for Derrick White and is being paired with Marcus Smart. #Celtics #Hornets – 1:23 PM
Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Celtics starters for this afternoon’s Preseason Game 1:
Al Horford
Jayson Tatum
Jaylen Brown
Derrick White
Marcus Smart
Hornets starters:
Mason Plumlee
PJ Washington
Kelly Oubre Jr.
Terry Rozier
LaMelo Ball – 12:49 PM
Adam Himmelsbach @AdamHimmelsbach
“It starts over now. That’s it. It’s a new year, which means all that shit goes out the window and I’ve got to start over. I’ve got to prove myself again.”
Marcus Smart chats with the Globe about his Boston legacy, his dreams, and where he goes from here.
bostonglobe.com/2022/10/01/spo… – 5:39 PM
John Karalis @John_Karalis
New on BSJ: Marcus Smart relishes leadership role heading into his ninth NBA season
bostonsportsjournal.com/2022/10/01/mar… – 2:29 PM
Adam Himmelsbach @AdamHimmelsbach
Marcus Smart on Blake Griffin:
“Love it…He’s not above the rim anymore, but he still does great things…Last year he led the league in charges taken. For a guy that doesn’t play as much, that speaks volumes…It’s a great vet for some of these young guys to listen to.” – 1:00 PM

More on this storyline

Smart shrugged and offered half a laugh when it was suggested it might be a little hard that Barnes knows more than he and his teammates. “I mean, it’s just what it is,” he said. “It’s not weird to me, you know? Somebody that’s not close to the situation in terms of being on the team, I guess it’d probably be a little bit easier for him to get more information than us. So I’m not surprised. It’s how these things can go. “So we just have to wait and let it run its course and let everyone do their job and wait until they can tell us what they can tell us.” -via Heavy.com / October 3, 2022