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Nia Long is acceptable to talk retired astir the play surrounding her fiancé, Ime Udoka.

Following Ime's suspension arsenic caput manager of the Boston Celtics for violating squad rules, the Best Man actress shared a statement, via her rep Shannon Barr, thanking everyone for their emotion during this time.

"The outpouring of emotion and enactment from family, friends and the assemblage during this hard clip means truthful overmuch to me," she said successful a connection to E! News Sept. 23. "I inquire that my privateness beryllium respected arsenic I process the caller events. Above all, I americium a parent and volition proceed to absorption connected my children."

Nia's statement comes 1 day after the Celtics announced Ime would beryllium suspended for the upcoming 2022-2023 hoops play for "violations of squad policies" in a Sept. 22 statement.

"A determination astir his aboriginal with the Celtics beyond this play volition beryllium made astatine a aboriginal date," the enactment added. "The suspension takes effect immediately."

Hours earlier the team's statement, ESPN, citing aggregate sources, reported that Ime was facing disciplinary enactment for allegedly having "an intimate narration with a pistillate subordinate of the franchise's staff."