How Ime Udoka resurrected the Houston Rockets from NBA poverty to contender
After a headline-making fall in Boston, Ime Udoka has staged a comeback with the Houston Rockets that has him leading the pack for the NBA’s coach of the year
From the myth of Icarus to countless modern narratives, we see a recurring pattern: how humanity is brought back down to earth, often by our own hubris. Down in the chopped-and-screwed streets of Houston, Ime Udoka is rewriting his own myth, defying the Icarus curse. After a headline-making fall in Boston, he’s back recharged and ruthless, orchestrating a comeback with the Houston Rockets that has him leading the pack for the NBA’s coach of the year.
In his first year in charge of the Boston Celtics, Udoka led the team to the 2022 NBA finals – an extraordinary achievement for a rookie head coach. But after that finals appearance, he was suspended and eventually let go after accusations of an improper relationship with a female Celtics staff member. However, unlike Icarus, he has risen anew. In his second season with the Houston Rockets, he is rebuilding his career after what many see as significant moral failure. After three losing seasons, the Rockets are fourth in the Western Conference and looked to be headed for the postseason.
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