This week Boston Celtics Head Coach Ime Odoka was suspended for the entire season for an inappropriate workplace relationship [click here if you missed that].
Actress Nia Long, who has been engaged to Odoka since 2015 and shares a 10-year-old son with him [click here if you missed that], speaks out for the first time...
From TMZ
Sources connected to the team and the couple tell TMZ ... Nia had moved to Boston with Kez, her 10-year-old son with Ime, just 2 weeks ago, and the couple was house hunting.
The sad twist for Nia is that when she moved, Ime was already fully aware his affair with a married front office staffer was about to blow up. We're told Ime knew way back in July the team was aware of the affair, and was launching an investigation.
Meanwhile, we're told Nia only found out about it in the last few days ... and only because Ime knew it was about to go public.
Nia tells TMZ, through her rep Shannon Barr ... "The outpouring of love and support from family, friends and the community during this difficult time means so much to me. I ask that my privacy be respected as I process the recent events. Above all, I am a mother and will continue to focus on my children."
Making matters worse, the details from the scandal are starting to leak out and apparently the affair was over and Ime was making unwanted comments, causing HR to get involved.
