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Doc Rivers was not thrilled with reporter’s question about ‘urgency’

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers did not appreciate a question he got from a reporter ahead of his team’s playoff game against the Boston Celtics on Sunday. The Sixers stole Game 1 from Boston with Joel Embiid sidelined. The Celtics …

Joel Embiid with a straight face

Doc Rivers has concerning comments about Joel Embiid’s injury

The Philadelphia 76ers took care of business in their first-round series against the Brooklyn Nets, but they may now have a bigger concern looming. After the 76ers eliminated the Nets on Saturday with a 96-88 win to finish off the 4-0 sweep, …

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Doc Rivers has 1 big concern about Draymond Green suspension

Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers is not a fan of the NBA’s decision to suspend Draymond Green, and he has one big reason for his stance. Rivers said he was concerned about the precedent the NBA was setting by suspending Green for Game 3 of …

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Doc Rivers makes bizarre claim about calls going against 76ers

Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers is making a pretty strange argument about foul calls relating to his star players. Rivers claimed Thursday that center Joel Embiid and guard James Harden lead the league in being victims of uncalled fouls. The …

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Doc Rivers has brutally honest take about his Clippers teams

Doc Rivers thinks his Philadelphia 76ers have a real chance to win an NBA title this season, which is not something he could have said about one of his previous squads. Rivers had a rather brutal take on his Los Angeles Clippers teams as he …

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Doc Rivers makes clear statement about NBA MVP race

Doc Rivers may be biased, but that’s not stopping him from making a clear declaration about the NBA MVP award. Rivers said after his Philadelphia 76ers’ 103-101 win over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night that Joel Embiid should be NBA …

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Doc Rivers, Anthony Edwards had funny exchange during game

Doc Rivers and Anthony Edwards shared a funny exchange during Tuesday night’s game between their teams. Rivers’ Philadelphia 76ers beat Edwards’ Minnesota Timberwolves 117-94, though Edwards scored 32 points in the loss. During the …

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Doc Rivers explains why he challenged call he knew he would lose

Doc Rivers says that he challenged a call he knew that he would lose, but that he did so for a good reason. Rivers’ Philadelphia 76ers got a big win on Saturday night, beating the surging Milwaukee Bucks on the road 133-130. The game was tied …

Blake Griffin talks with the media

Blake Griffin threw some shade at Doc Rivers after big game

Blake Griffin threw some shade at Doc Rivers after putting together a big game on Wednesday night. Grifin went 5/8 (all were three-pointers) and scored 15 points in his Boston Celtics’ 106-99 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. His big performance …

Austin Rivers before a game

Austin Rivers seemingly accuses Ben Simmons of lying

Ben Simmons did a lot of complaining about his time with the Philadelphia 76ers in an interview that aired this week, and Austin Rivers implied that the former No. 1 overall pick was not truthful about the way things went down. Simmons discussed a …

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Doc Rivers draws attention for sexually inappropriate Twitter likes

Doc Rivers drew attention on social media Friday night, and not for a good reason. Some Twitter users noticed that Rivers had “liked” some questionable content on his Twitter account. The likes were of about six videos featuring gross, …

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76ers choose interesting location for training camp this year

The Philadelphia 76ers are doing what Phil Jackson used to do for the L.A. Lakers in holding training camps in Hawaii … only the complete opposite. 76ers head coach Doc Rivers told Marc J. Spears of ESPN that the team will be heading to …

Jeanie Buss looking on

Report: Lakers not giving up pursuit of NBA champion coach

Doc Rivers has been mentioned as a potential candidate to coach the Los Angeles Lakers next season. The Philadelphia 76ers seemingly put that talk to rest when they publicly committed to Rivers earlier this month, but apparently the Lakers are not …

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76ers make key gesture of commitment to Doc Rivers

The Philadelphia 76ers have publicly stated their support for coach Doc Rivers. They are reportedly taking similar steps in private to back their words. The 76ers are so committed to Rivers that they do not even plan to meet with him to discuss his …

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76ers make decision on Doc Rivers’ future

Doc Rivers faced job security questions after the Philadelphia 76ers were eliminated from the playoffs on Thursday night, but the head coach is not going anywhere. Sixers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey told reporters on Friday that …

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Doc Rivers fires back at job security questions after 76ers’ season ends

Doc Rivers is facing hot seat rumors once again after another disappointing season, and he certainly seems to be sick of the same old song and dance. Rivers’ Philadelphia 76ers were officially eliminated with Thursday’s loss to the Miami …

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