A “speechless” Nia Long celebrated fiancé Ime Udoka on Monday, one day after he coached the Celtics to a 2022 NBA Finals berth.
In a message posted on Instagram, the 51-year-old actress penned a sweet note to Udoka, who is in his first year with the team.
“Speechless…. patience and purpose,” Long captioned the post, adding the hashtags “Ime Udoka” and “Blessed and Grateful.”
Long also posted a video of herself excitedly jumping up and down after the Celtics’ Game 7 win over the Heat on Sunday in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Celtics will now kick off the NBA Finals on Thursday night against the Warriors.
“We’re quick to flip the page and say, ‘We’ve got four more,'” the 44-year-old Udoka said, according to NBC Sports. “We don’t hang or celebrate Eastern Conference championships in the Celtics organization … We’re here now trying to finish the deal.”
The Celtics lost to the Warriors in December, 111-107, and later dominated Golden State in March, 110-88.
Long has been supporting Udoka all season long, including the moment he was named the Celtics’ head coach in June 2021.
“I am beyond proud of this man. Expect great things because that’s what he does,” she wrote in a previous Instagram post.
Long and Udoka have reportedly been together since 2010 and share a son.
