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Nia Long breaks silence on Instagram, discusses ‘mental health’ following Ime Udoka suspension

Actress Nia Long returned to social media on Tuesday for the first time since news broke about the yearlong suspension of her longtime partner, Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka.

In a post on Instagram, Long, 51, shared a mental health tip for her 3.8 million followers, her first social media activity since initial reports about Udoka, 45, allegedly having an “intimate, consensual” relationship with a female Celtics staffer.

“A tip for mental health,” Long wrote on Instagram. “Learn to distinguish who deserves an explanation, who deserves one answer, and who deserves absolutely nothing.