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The LA Clippers will be gunning for an NBA championship during the league’s planned restart in Orlando, Fla., and they are trying to create as ideal of an environment there for their players as possible. Appearing this week on “Flying …
Doc Rivers played against Michael Jordan during his career and has coached against LeBron James on numerous occasions, so he has seen enough of both NBA legends to formulate an educated opinion on them. And based on everything Doc has seen, he has no …
The apple may not fall far from the tree when it comes to the Rivers family. In a Facebook Q&A this week with broadcaster Craig Ackerman, Houston Rockets guard Austin Rivers spoke on his interest in becoming an agent, front office executive, or …
The NBA 2K Players Tournament might seem like mindless entertainment to tide us over in the absence of actual sports, but Doc Rivers is actually gaining some interesting insights from it. In an interview this week with Miriam Swanson of the OC …
As the NBA postseason nears, Kawhi Leonard appears to be nearing full strength as well. Before the LA Clippers played the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, head coach Doc Rivers discussed Kawhi Leonard’s defensive workload amid his increased …
The 2008 Boston Celtics were a special team, and Doc Rivers doesn’t like that some lingering hard feelings exist between the members. He’s hoping he can help decrease that. Rivers, who is the head coach of the LA Clippers, said Saturday …
Doc Rivers is not worried about the effect that new acquisition Marcus Morris will have on his team’s locker room. Speaking with the media on Saturday, LA Clippers head coach Doc Rivers dismissed the character concerns surrounding the veteran …
The surreal news of Kobe Bryant’s death was met with shock across the NBA. Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were among five people who died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif. on Sunday as they traveled to Mamba Academy (for a …
Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers thinks that reports of his team having bad chemistry are vastly overstated. A report from The Athletic claimed that some Clipper players have struggled to accept the organization’s preferential treatment of …
Doc Rivers took a humorous dig a few months ago at the Los Angeles Lakers over the team’s handling of LeBron James, but apparently the rival team did not find the remarks so funny. Back on December 17, Rivers was talking about the …
Doc Rivers cracked a funny joke on Tuesday night when talking about LeBron James’ views on load management. James reiterated his stance this week about playing in games, saying as long as he’s healthy, he wants to play for the fans who …
As he leads one of the best and brightest teams in all of the NBA, it’s worth noting that Doc Rivers was almost never in this position in the first place. In a feature this week by Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times on the job stress of NBA …
Paul George on Thursday night will make his debut for the LA Clippers after being acquired by them in a trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder over the summer. For his first game, George will not have a specific minutes limit, though that does not …
Austin Rivers seemed like the happiest person in the Toyota Center when his father Doc got ejected from Wednesday night’s Los Angeles Clippers-Houston Rockets game, but Doc clearly was not offended. Doc Rivers was involved in a heated exchange …
Kawhi Leonard is known for being one of the most “boring” players in the NBA, but his even-keeled personality has served him well throughout his career. If you expected to see a big change in him when the Los Angeles Clippers faced his …
The NBA announced on Thursday that they have fined the LA Clippers $50,000 over Doc Rivers’ comments on the the Kawhi Leonard situation. Leonard did not play in a nationally-televised game on ESPN Wednesday against the Milwaukee Bucks due to …
