After welcoming a son together in November 2011, Long and Udoka became engaged in June 2015. The pair later returned to Boston once again in June 2021 — but this time, with Udoka as head coach of the Boston Celtics. Udoka was formally introduced as the Celtics’ new head coach Monday morning, and Long gave her fiancé a touching vote of confidence on Instagram. Long and Udoka met in 2010 while Udoka was an assistant for the San Antonio Spurs and have a datingwebreviews.com son, Kez Sunday Udoka, who was born in 2011. They obtained engaged in 2015, although Long mentioned in 2020 she does not plan on getting married in the close to future.
She also called out the Celtics for dealing with the situation so publicly. “I think the most heartbreaking thing about all of this was seeing my son’s face when the Boston Celtics organization decided to make a very non-public scenario public,” Long explained. She shared comparable sentiments in December 2020 on Essence’s Yes Girl podcast, revealing that they did not need the labels of husband and wife to know that they’re “in a partnership.”
A source confirmed to PEOPLE in December that Long and Udoka had ended their relationship following the pinnacle coach’s alleged affair. Following Naya’s marriage to Ryan, the Santa Clarita native seemingly stayed single. Based on her social media posts, Naya’s biggest priority was her son, followed by her career and journey. “Just the 2 of us,” she captioned her last Instagram submit featuring a snuggled-up picture with Josey.
