HOUSTON ROCKETS HIRE IME UDOKA AS THEIR NEXT HEAD COACH

By Brian Barefield, Sports Editor

the team became aware of his involvement in an improper relationship with a staff member of the organization. He would later be dismissed by the team and replaced by assistant coach Joe Mazzulla.

"I texted him to say congratulations," said Mazulla before the Celtics were set to take on the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference playoffs. "And I told him I was grateful for the time that I had to learn from him as a coach."

Before becoming head coach of the Celtics, Udoka was an assistant coach on Gregg Popovich’s San Antonio