Celtics still NBA title favorites after Ime Udoka suspension
Boston Celtics are still the betting favorites to win the 2023 NBA title. Head coach Ime Udoka is suspended for the entire season.
Ime Udoka was suspended for the entire season. Boston Celtics are still NBA title favorites. Boston won the NBA championship in 2012.
The NBA is too talented to assume a rookie coach can just step in and push the right buttons to get a first-time finalist back to the top. Even if Joe Mazzulla, the league's youngest head coach at 34, can pull it off, Boston faces a monster in the Finals. The Western Conference has no fewer than four legitimate title contenders. East has teams like the Milwaukee Bucks, Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers. Robert Williams is out for at least 8 to 12 weeks after undergoing surgery on his left knee for the second time this year.
