‘At this point, we have to look ahead,’ says Celtics’ Al Horford of Ime Udoka’s potential exit to Brooklyn Nets

Boston’s players may not yet have closure, but they also have a job to do.

The players on the Boston Celtics’ roster were in many ways as much in the dark as the fans regarding the unexpected suspension for head coach Ime Udoka for the entirety of the 2022-23 NBA season, as was evidenced by their comments in the immediate aftermath of the suspension’s announcement.

Now several weeks removed from that tense media day, the issue of Udoka’s relationship to the team’s future has resurfaced with rumbles the disgraced head coach might be hired away from the Celtics despite his reported “unwanted comments” towards a female staffer he was having a relationship with behind the scenes in Boston. Players sound conflicted and still ill-informed about the reasons behind his potential departure, which Al Horford acknowledged after practice on Friday (per CLNS Media).

“That’s something that’s there,” explained the veteran forward.