Marcus Smart is pushing back against the ESPN report that the Celtics players “never got over” the suspension — and later dismissal — of head coach Ime Udoka.
“No, no,” Smart said of the report Tuesday morning, per CLNS Media video. “Regardless of if Ime was here or not, we’re the ones out there playing. We gotta go out there and play. Joe does a great job of putting us in the right positions.
“They come up with a game plan. It’s on us. There’s only so much any coach can do for you out there as a player.