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‘Cohesiveness has to be on a thousand’: Kevin Garnett wonders who’ll step up as leaders for the Celtics following Ime Udoka’s suspension

The Celtics were thrown a major wrench in their direction just days before they kicked off training camp when coach Ime Udoka was suspended for the entire 2022-23 season due to multiple violations of team policy.

While the Celtics named Joe Mazzulla the interim coach in Udoka’s absence, Celtics legend Kevin Garnett still has one big question for his former squad entering the season: Who is going to lead them now? Appearing with Paul Pierce, Matt Barnes, and Stephen Jackson on a show previewing the upcoming season for Showtime Basketball, Garnett wondered if either Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown will step up as leaders amidst the chaos.