The Celtics will suspend their coach for a year for having relations with a female staff

Scandal in the

.

The

, current runners-up in the competition after losing the

against the

, for an entire season

for having had

the franchise's staff.

According to the

organization , said "consensual" relationship is considered a violation of its internal code, which prohibits any sentimental relationship between two workers, as reported by

.

Udoka, the architect of the Celtics' first appearance in the Finals since

, would not be fired, but would be removed from his duties until next June and an assistant, probably

, would take over as interim coach.

The signing of Udoka (47 years old) in the

was a personal bet by

, former 'green' coach and now

of the franchise.

Udoka, who in his time as a player came to wear the jerseys of

, came from being an assistant in the

, the

and the

and faced his first opportunity in Boston as the franchise's main coach.

He didn't let it go to waste, becoming the fifth coach in the last 25 years to reach the

as a team's head coach.

The controversy also reaches

, which has had a relationship with

who played the role of Lisa, Will Smith's girlfriend in the fiction of 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'.

With her, Udoka has a child together.

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