Stephen A. is furious & disappointed after the Celtics' Ime Udoka press conference | First Take 

The way they hyping this Ime Udoka situation you would think he stole 5 mill in welfare funds from Mississippi 😮

Happy Stephen A: Loud Pissed Stephen A: Quiet and mild mannered

I gotta say, I know sometimes Stephen A. takes a lot of criticism, which I believe is warranted at times, but this is why it's good to have him around.

Stephan A looks like he wanted to punch somebody after that look. 😂😂😂

Ime Udoka: “We have a lot of talented women in our organization” Me: Right. Right. You would know 😂

Why wasn’t the female employee suspended or fired for violating the team HR policies

UDOKA has apologized and never once tried to fight against it - “I want to apologize to our players, fans, the entire Celtics organization, and my family for letting them down,” Udoka said. “I am sorry for putting the team in this difficult situation, and I accept the team’s decision. Out of respect for everyone involved, I will have no further comment.” This statement makes you wonder HOW DEEP IS THE RABBIT HOLE - considering Celtics haven't said any details this will be a very interesting leak once it surfaces.

There's something we're not told. A 1-year suspension for a said affair is bogus...

This is a disaster waiting to happen I have a feeling this will end in a lawsuit

Did Ime murder someone on the side? This makes no sense.

Quote of the Summer, “Was Ima Udoka, INVOLVED WITH HIMSELF “???👀👀 Lawd I’m glad it was consensual, because that “coach”, would be UNDER the jail, if it was ANYTHING ELSE….😑😑🙄

I seriously doubt the Celtics organization is putting out all the information about what happened, there has to be more to the story

I hope this all clears up. I think it will be hard for the Celtics to go on with Udoka as coach, even after the suspension.

They definitely could have handled it behind close doors they didn't have to put all this on front street like this

This wasn’t sexual harassment this was a workplace relationship

My question, is the person he had the thing with gonna receive any punishment if it was consensual

I bet if the Celtics won the championship last year, this would've been swept under the rug and it wouldn't be all over ESPN.

I have a feeling the woman involved is actually higher up in the organisation than Udoka. Hence why he's not been fired and her name is being hidden.

I'm a Celtics fan, but I am really disappointed with how they handled this. I think they were thinking that by doing this, they would get a pat on the back for being woke (blaming the man and not even holding anyone else accountable). But it's clearly backfiring because reality is folding in around them

SAS really thinks “keeping it in house” and firing the head coach without any explanation right before the season wouldnt raise ANY eyebrows?

"Mrs. Parker! Mrs. Parker! Can I talk to you for a minute, Mrs. Parker?" -Pastor Clever

Dont let this distract yall from the fact they still arent talking about brett farve

Udoka can’t work for Celtics 2022 and 2023. But he could work for Brooklyn Nets 2022 and 2023 as assistant coach.

Why y’all not discussing the Brett Farve situation

The fact that him smashing a someone wife is getting a FULL first take episode but Brett Favre stealing MILLIONS from poor people is crazy to me

Where's the coverage on Brett Favre?

So he was in a consentual relationship with a staff he gets blasted suspended and they calling it harrasment. Meanwhile she gets no punishment what bs

Anyone have a link to the press conference? Why do we only know of Ime's name in all this consensual act?

Molly can't say anything on this one because she had a work place relationship...interesting

Stop saying "staff member" and just say "his bosses wife"

Let’s see a Brett Favre segment🗣💯

I feel all of this weird. For 1. If somebody commits something so bad, you suspend them for a year…why not fire them? 2. IF it was really a consensual relationship, why is one person getting suspended? I understand the power dynamics and I don’t think she should necessarily get the exact same punishment. If your rule is supposedly for anybody in the org, would she also not get in trouble if it was somebody equal or lesser to her?

Where is Madd Dog when you need em😂😂

Lol sas still mad after that malika convo but tbf she was out of pocket

SAS is absolutely correct. This should’ve been a private manner, NDA’s signed & fire him. Let the media speculate.. but he’d still be able to coach somewhere.

I feel like Woj is the reason why it was leaked. He was the first to report it that I heard.

The punishment doesn't even remotely fit the crime. This is extremely sus

This is shady af

Love the perspectives. I’m curious about the hierarchy. It was public knowledge, supposedly, that there has been a consensual relationship between a coach and the higher office within sports before. Was it addressed behind closed doors or was it possibly a hoax? What’s the boundary for those upper levels of management in sports? I imagine that it would be the same as corporate America. No relationships between different employment levels.

The fact him and Perkins are saying the same thing is dope. Whatever the story is both parties need to be publicly open.

I can't believe anyone in the Boston Celtics organization had the nerve to use the word, "confidentiality" at this presser. This is exactly what Stephen A. Smith has been saying. Why is this public?

If it was a consensual than both parties are guilty. They publicized Ime Udoka They suspended Ime Udoka Why dose the woman get to escape from this situation without punishment?

Maybe they brought it out to light because one of the parties threatened to tell the public and say the Celtics knew.

Work relationships are consensual until they aren't and what happens after that point is what gets people in hot water

There has to be more to this story than just a consensual relationship, why on earth would they suspend their coach themselves if they knew he didn’t actually do anything wrong, and it was a relationship consensual between the two of them…

I pray the organization goes about this investigation in a fair sense. Wish you the best coach! 🙏🏽

I know the relationship was unprofessional and inappropriate but they’re reporting on this like someone died.

Ime says I only got a year suspension and Jon gruden got banned for life ...how does that work

think there is still alot of unknowns to draw such strong conclusions one way or the other.

Someone in the Celtics organization is Jealous they either wanted that woman or wanted Ime Udoka!

Molly can relate to this topic she seems quiet

Wasn’t Jeanie Buss in a relationship with Phil Jackson within Lakers organization???

Lol that was Stephen A's dawg. Wonder who wife Udoka was bangin hahaha

Espn just deleted all the First Take videos with Malika and Stephen A getting into it. Honestly this is a bad topic to discuss for many reasons. Bias, gender and race getting thrown into it and that’s not good at all. As reporters and journalists, you shouldn’t be throwing your emotions into it. All parties should be talked about if they were involved

It takes two to tango💯 JS

Read an article that gives more detail saying certain people were aware of this relationship months ago, and that although consensual the lady still said unwanted remarks were made towards her by Udoka. This appears to be why they made the decision once it got out, because if they didn’t, it would be heavily focused on “why didn’t they do anything earlier” and now it becomes an even bigger issue that follows the team , while at this point, they can still put this on Udoka, suspend him and carry on with the season The Celtics are trying to avoid what happened with the Dallas Mavericks few years ago

Stephan looks as if he has been engaging in workplace engagements himself..

There is clearly more to the story than the Celtics are telling the public and I imagine they're keeping it private of respect to Udoka. They're also not committing to bringing him back because the part that they're NOT telling could be a pattern of behavior that is not yet discovered. They're reserving their right to further action. It's a smart approach.

Cancel ESPN. For poor coverage and portraying him as a monster. It takes 2 to tango when it’s consensual. So both should be punished fairly

Like Jon told me, they all skeet skeet skeet skeet! 😂🤣😂

Woj the devil !! He blew the story and is responsible for sharing too much. Personal is personal bruh

They acting like someone died lol

Malika out of place disrespecting Stephen A as though her opinion supersedes anyone else's....then she disrespects Perk on her show....she is a failure to good reporting.

Job well done to Stephen A for checking Malika Andrews earlier when she grossly tried to weaponize the "me too movement" and the weak victim mindset on Stephen's OWN show on national tv. He put her in her place and she "all of a sudden" changed her tune. Respect to Stephen for that, she was trying to use that as an opp to elevate herself.

As a Celtics fan, I’m FLAT pissed at Everyone involved… Ime, this unnamed woman, the organization… I’m sure the players are all types of pissed.

I love nia long

Consensual relationship is fvkn fine .

I love it when SAS gets pissed. Legitimate pissed

Unfortunately Derek fisher did something similar to this with the Knicks and he hasn't been on a coaching staff or anything like that since his tenure with the Knicks ,that being said I wished they kept this internal and just fired him the way the Knicks did with D fisher

A little sloppy but a great organizational move, it let's everyone in the organization know that all must adhere to the rules and regulations.

There’s a reason college professors can’t have a relationship with a student… there’s a power dynamic that can be abused. This is wrong even without the details that will follow. I don’t blame Boston for giving the suspension and being professional in keeping the details out of it.

As a Celtics fan, all of this makes no sense. If Udoka really did something as bad as the Celtics organization is implying, why suspend him for a year and not fire him? It’s really confusing to me. There has to be more to this story than what’s already been reported.

How is this Celtics fault? Ime Udoka did violate the rule. Just because hes a great BLACK coach he gets a pass? Didn't see SAS give any pass to Sun's owner Robert Sarver. Lets see if SAS will say the same thing if this happened to Steve Nash or some other white coaches.

I understand the Company violation and suspension. But they acting like Ime Udoka is Robert Sarvers 2.0

What happened to the Malika video ESPN??? 👀🤔

The issue is probably the stalking/harassment. Suspending or firing the "victim" could be a cause for a future lawsuit. Also, because she was considered a subordinate, you have the same issue. Suspension is usually a catalyst for someone being fired. It could be the legal process taking its course.

Grousberg, Grousbeck, same difference.

This kind of thing happened in a Walmart I worked at when an assistant manager started to date a cashier, the company found out about it and promptly fired both of them, Udoka is lucky to keep his job because in a normal job he and the woman would be fired.

So Espn took down the clip of Steven A checking Malika Andrew's, lol

Why are so many people acting like they could just fire udoka and not say anything like everyone would just leave that alone

We're talking consensual...no need for suspension. Losing Nia Long is punishment enough.

I'm late to the party. What on earth did he do in order to get this type of public backlash?

Stephen A., I love your passion and emotional energy. I agree with u.

Before the interview...... What's up with Molly's tan 😂😂😂

Stay strong Ime!

Ime lost his job cuz he was trying clap some cheeks. Shits crazy out here

Stephen A checked Malika Andrews as he should have, there are levels to this profession and Smith is on a level she will never even get close enough to see

I like how this decision translates to the Celtics being swept by the Heat tommorow😂

IM HERE CAUSE THEY DELETED THE SAS AN MALIKA DEBATE 😂😂😂I WAS SHOCKED THEY ACTUALLY RELEASED IT

Keep it real steven a you are on point…how can one person in a consensual relationship be punished. Not consensual then fire him

Par for the course, the other person that violated policy was never mentioned and is probably not suspended 🤫

I agree with SA! Why haven't the other party name been released🤔. I find that part very suspect.

Ime is a great coach and I hate how the Celtics have handeled this. This coming from a lifelong, 30 year old Celtics fan.

What about the second party to the offense? Did she get in trouble?

I always knew there was something up with okiedokie

Why wasnt the other staff member's name not revealed but only Udoka's?

I agree 100% with Stephen A it should’ve kept indoor

NBA is probably gonna be involved if there was conduct detrimental to the league as well

This reminds me of visiting Delta Airlines in Atlanta in the 90's. Their management told me that if 2 employees had a relationship, both employees had to leave the company as it wasn't allowed. That was the policy. But men were also not allowed to have facial hair at the time. I understand that the Celtics had a policy but I wonder, when men and women work together, how many couples are there today that met in the work place? How many people are now married that met at their work place? I know, I know, it's the policy and that's all some people will care about. But women still make less than men for performing the same job and that's also still policy today. Policy is policy, I get it. But maybe the Celtic's policy is out of touch with reality. I'm not going to argue with anybody, everyone has their own opinion and all opinions have value. But there are companies today that actually support employees in this situation. Are they wrong? I'm sure coach knows the history of the Celtics and he is taking responsibility but their history is evidently still a significant part of their culture.

They deleted the Malika andrews video 😂😂😂