Athletistic / Basketball NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal refused to publicly condemn coach Ime Udoka for having an intimate relationship with a Celtics employee because he himself was not distinguished by marital fidelity.

“I’m digressing from this conversation. I was a serial traitor. It would be foolish and sacrilegious of me to stand up and say, ‘Boom, boom, bam. “I can’t do it. I know these guys. I know they’re going through a lot, because I’ve been through a lot myself.

I’m just asking you not to implicate certain people in this situation. I have known Nia Long for a long time and I like her. They have many family problems. I won’t cheat. I changed. I was the best in this job and I am not at all proud of it. I lost my family because of this. I lost precious and important years of my children because of this. I take the situation seriously,” O’Neill said as quoted by Sports.ru.

Recall that following the incident, Boston suspended Udoka for the 2022-2023 season. Some NBA officials believe that the reputational damage Udoka has inflicted on himself will not allow him to build a career in the league in the future. At the same time, veteran “Boston” Paul Pierce, who now works as a television pundit, considers the coach’s punishment unreasonable – in his opinion, Udoka should have got away with a fine.

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