Nia Long & Ime Udoka Split After 13 Years Together Following His Alleged Affair

Following a precise nationalist NBA scandal, Nia Long has officially divided from her fiance and longtime partner, Ime Udoka. “The concern is unfortunate and painful, but Nia is focusing connected her children and rebuilding her life,” a root told PEOPLE connected Dec. 6. A rep for Nia besides told the quality outlet they she and Ime are “no longer unneurotic but stay afloat committed to co-parenting their lad [Kez].”

Ime, 51, who is the begetter of 1 of Nia’s 2 sons and a Celtics caput coach, was suspended for 1 twelvemonth by the NBA connected Thursday, September 22, for an alleged matter with a pistillate connected the Boston Celtics’ staff.

Nia Long & Ime Udoka astatine the 2017 ABFF Honors. (Mediapunch/Shutterstock)

As quality of the alleged consensual narration broke conscionable a mates months ago, Nia released a statement connected Friday, September 23, asking for privacy. “The outpouring emotion and enactment from family, friends and the assemblage during this hard clip means truthful overmuch to me,” Nia wrote successful the connection to HollywoodLife. “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.”

After being suspended by the Celtics passim the 2022-2023 play for allegedly violating “team policies,” Ime besides released a connection connected September 2. “I privation to apologize to our players, fans, the full Celtics organization, and my household for letting them down,” helium told ESPN. “I americium atrocious for putting the squad successful this hard situation, and I judge the team’s decision. Out of respect for everyone involved, I volition person nary further comment.”

Nia Long and her sons be the 2019 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards successful Los Angeles connected March 23, 2019. (Scott Kirkland/Shutterstock)

The celebrated duo, who person been engaged since 2015 and unneurotic since 2010, stock lad Kez Sunday Udoka, 10. Nia besides has an big son, Massai Dorsey II, 21, whom she shares with ex Massai Dorsey. According to an earlier study by TMZ, Nia was caught wholly disconnected defender by the alleged relationship, which the Celtics knew astir backmost successful July 2022. The beloved histrion reportedly moved to Boston with the erstwhile couples’ lad conscionable weeks earlier the ungraded erupted.