Denver Nuggets guard Austin Rivers slammed the Golden State Warriors announcers who mocked him and teammate Facundo Campazzo during their Tuesday night showdown.
It's normal for team broadcasters to poke fun at the visitors and troll them here and there, but the Warriors commentators might have gone over the line when they not only mocked Campazzo's accent, but also accused Rivers of nepotism while referencing his massive contract with the Los Angeles Clippers in 2016 when his dad, Doc Rivers, was still the team's head coach and president of basketball operations.
Here are the videos when the Warriors' announcers made the commentary against the Nuggets players:
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Of course, it didn't sit well with the Nuggets combo guard, as he replied in the comments section and highlighted what he has accomplished with the Clippers to deserve his contract. To recall, the now 29-year-old Austin Rivers signed a three-year, $35.5 million deal with the Clippers in 2016.
For what it's worth, that investment paid off, with Rivers putting up an average of 13.4 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 3.3 assists on 43.2 percent shooting in the two years he played for the Clippers after signing that contract. He was eventually traded to the Washington Wizards heading to his third year.
“Think this kinda funny… especially since it's coming from a guy who has never played a game of basketball in his life. His comments on myself and my teammate facu were beyond disrespectful. I averaged 11ppg, 12ppg, then 16ppg of the bench for a loaded clippers team. While being a two way player….yet he called me overpaid?? Do u know how many guys in league made more than me while not doing half as much!?!? And still do now! But because my last name, it's an easy diss and cop out. For sure unprofessional,” the Nuggets vet replied on the video of the incident.
Rivers does make a valid point, and at the end of the day, it's wrong to belittle the race and hard work of others just to make lift up the image of the home team. Instead, it just gives a bad look to the franchise itself.
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