{"id":457645,"date":"2022-06-04T15:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T12:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-ime-udokas-brooklyn-detour-got-boston-to-the-nba-finals\/"},"modified":"2022-06-04T15:20:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T12:20:00","slug":"how-ime-udokas-brooklyn-detour-got-boston-to-the-nba-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-ime-udokas-brooklyn-detour-got-boston-to-the-nba-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"#How Ime Udoka&#8217;s Brooklyn detour got Boston to the NBA Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40c488be850\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40c488be850\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-ime-udokas-brooklyn-detour-got-boston-to-the-nba-finals\/#%E2%80%9CHow_Ime_Udokas_Brooklyn_detour_got_Boston_to_the_NBA_Finals%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How Ime Udoka&#8217;s Brooklyn detour got Boston to the NBA Finals&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_Ime_Udokas_Brooklyn_detour_got_Boston_to_the_NBA_Finals%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How Ime Udoka&#8217;s Brooklyn detour got Boston to the NBA Finals&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/newspress-collage-22531519-1654305457521.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;1654291178\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Seemingly every year, teams in the NBA (and the NFL, for that matter) would churn their coaches in a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> of musical chairs. The dearth of black coaches would be pointed out, and then summarily ignored.<\/p>\n<p>Until now.<\/p>\n<p>In the past calendar year, eight head coaching jobs went to black men. For the first time, the NBA \u2014 whose membership of current players is almost three-quarters black \u2014 now has half its head coaching positions filled by black men. Leading that rookie class of hires is Ime Udoka, who stepped out of Steve Nash\u2019s shadow as a Nets assistant and into the spotlight of leading the Celtics to the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and to a stunning Game 1 come-from-behind victory at favored Golden State.<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The dearth of black coaches would be pointed out, and then summarily ignored. Until now. 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