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Houston Rockets ‘to schedule head coaching interviews with ex-Celtics coach Ime Udoka, as well as Frank Vogel and others’ amid vacancy
- Ime Udoka was suspended by the Celtics after having an affair with a colleague
- Udoka is among several candidates linked with the vacant job with the Rockets
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The Houston Rockets search for its next head coach continues and features a host of candidates, including ex-Celtics head coach Ime Udoka.
Houston opted not to pick up the fourth-year option on coach Stephen Silas after managing the equal second-worst record (22-60) in the NBA.
Now, per NBA insider Shams Charania, Udoka, Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson, ex-Lakers coach Frank Vogel, ex-Hornets coach James Borrego, Raptors assistant Adrian Griffin are all set to be interviewed.
Raptors coach Nick Nurse should be a ‘top target’ for the H-Town franchise if he were to leave Toronto.
Ime Udoka was suspended by the Celtics for an affair with a colleague before being replaced
The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported head coach interviews are imminent for Houston
The Rockets job is now vacant after the franchise declined Stephen Silas’s fourth-year option
Udoka, who is also reportedly a candidate for the Pistons job, led the Celtics to the NBA Finals in his first season as head coach. Then, news broke in September on the eve of the NBA season about an affair with a Celtics colleague.
ESPN reported that an independent investigation revealed Udoka ‘used crude language in his dialogue with a female subordinate prior to the start of an improper workplace relationship.
She served as a team liaison arranging travel, lodging and game tickets for Celtics family members at home and on the road. It is likely that she even arranged travel for Long.
Udoka issued his own statement following his suspension in September: ‘I want to apologize to our players, fans, the entire Celtics organization, and my family for letting them down.’
Joe Mazzulla was named Boston’s interim coach following Udoka’s suspension for violating organizational policies.
In February, Mazzulla was given the role full-time after guiding the C’s to a 42-17 record. Boston finished the season with the East’s No. 2 seed at 57-25.
Ime Udoka’s affair saw him end his relationship with actress Nia Long, who he has a son with
